Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 4.0% cheaper than Maastricht.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.4% less in Vienna
- Groceries
-
pay 18.0% more in Vienna
- Transportation
-
pay 27.0% less in Vienna
- Housing
-
pay 15.3% less in Vienna
- Childcare
-
pay 16.9% more in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.8% less in Vienna
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4% less in Vienna
The cost of groceries and childcare in Vienna are more expensive than in Maastricht. Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Vienna.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Maastricht, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
Maastricht
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.18
|
$16.08
€14.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.80
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.09
€2.83
|
$2.77
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
€2.23
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Maastricht
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.87
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
€5.96
|
$8.18
€7.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.10
|
$5.99
€5.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
€3.92
|
$4.47
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.02
€6.43
|
$6.34
€5.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.84
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.01
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.60
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Maastricht
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
€7.09
|
$6.58
€6.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.74
€78.54
|
$41.80
€38.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,009.37
€27,489.93
|
$27,753.31
€25,423.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.38
€25.08
|
$18.01
€16.49
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
Maastricht
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
€44.43
|
$36.56
€33.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.90
€1,135.80
|
$1,107.49
€1,014.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$982.45
€899.97
|
$808.26
€740.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.34
€243.98
|
$244.03
€223.54
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
Maastricht
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,071.76
€981.78
|
$273.73
€250.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,502.34
€6,872.48
|
$15,621.84
€14,310.31
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Maastricht
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.97
€6.38
|
$5.36
€4.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.45
|
$4.21
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.27
|
$6.75
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
€33.38
|
$45.46
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.76
|
$12.86
€11.78
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Maastricht
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.10
€86.20
|
$104.52
€95.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.24
€34.12
|
$43.69
€40.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.66
€115.11
|
$95.42
€87.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.54
€130.58
|
$123.09
€112.75
|
|
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