Cost of living comparison

 Magdeburg, Germany
compared to
 Vienna, Austria
Vienna vs. Magdeburg Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 23.9% more expensive than Magdeburg.

Restaurants
pay 6.5% more in Vienna
Groceries
pay 30.8% more in Vienna
Transportation
pay 12.4% less in Vienna
Housing
pay 45.3% more in Vienna
Childcare
pay 44.9% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.6% more in Vienna
Clothing
pay 20.5% more in Vienna

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Vienna are more expensive than in Magdeburg.

Vienna vs. Magdeburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vienna instead of Magdeburg, you would:

pay 6.5% more for restaurants

 
Magdeburg
Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.13
€11.76
$16.08
€14.40
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.57
€7.68
$10.72
€9.60
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.58
$2.77
€2.48

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pay 30.8% more for groceries

 
Magdeburg
Vienna
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.75
$2.91
€2.61
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€5.97
$8.18
€7.33
Milk (1 gallon) $4.18
€3.74
$5.99
€5.37

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

 
Magdeburg
Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.02
€6.28
$6.58
€5.89
Monthly public transit pass $53.59
€48.01
$41.80
€37.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,130.52
€26,097.77
$27,753.31
€24,863.94

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pay 45.3% more for housing

 
Magdeburg
Vienna
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€40.30
$36.56
€32.75
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $564.02
€505.30
$1,107.49
€992.19
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $383.16
€343.27
$808.26
€724.11

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pay 44.9% more for childcare

 
Magdeburg
Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $214.35
€192.04
$273.73
€245.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€8,635.65
$15,621.84
€13,995.46

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Magdeburg
Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.84
$5.36
€4.80
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.26
€2.92
$4.21
€3.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.79
€7.87
$6.75
€6.05

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

 
Magdeburg
Vienna
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.02
€53.77
$104.52
€93.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.29
€35.20
$43.69
€39.15
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.42
€79.22
$95.42
€85.48

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