Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 8.5% cheaper than Melbourne.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Melbourne, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Melbourne
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.61
A$24.70
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.82
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
A$3.83
|
$2.82
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
A$3.45
|
$2.46
€2.21
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Melbourne
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
A$3.94
|
$2.75
€2.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.93
A$7.34
|
$8.56
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
A$8.23
|
$6.08
€5.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.73
|
$4.65
€4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
A$5.91
|
$6.36
€5.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
A$2.05
|
$1.24
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
A$1.72
|
$1.04
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
A$1.79
|
$1.39
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
A$2.44
|
$2.18
€1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.53
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
A$1.47
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Melbourne
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
A$7.18
|
$6.69
€6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$126.80
A$188.49
|
$51.44
€46.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,915.83
A$40,009.22
|
$29,126.94
€26,247.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.61
A$29.14
|
$18.28
€16.47
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Melbourne
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.17
A$79.03
|
$34.68
€31.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,491.94
A$2,217.71
|
$1,084.25
€977.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,204.80
A$1,790.88
|
$798.73
€719.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.04
A$185.86
|
$239.11
€215.47
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Melbourne
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,542.90
A$2,293.46
|
$264.10
€237.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,264.75
A$28,636.23
|
$14,747.24
€13,289.18
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Melbourne
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.65
A$9.88
|
$4.87
€4.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
A$5.05
|
$4.02
€3.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$29.91
A$44.45
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.92
A$77.17
|
$43.96
€39.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.62
A$21.73
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Melbourne
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.63
A$118.37
|
$101.40
€91.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.42
A$77.93
|
$43.91
€39.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.56
A$156.90
|
$95.61
€86.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.21
A$171.26
|
$121.29
€109.30
|
|
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