Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.4% cheaper than Milan.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Milan, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
Milan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.52
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
€2.82
|
$2.82
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.35
|
$2.46
€2.21
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Milan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
€2.38
|
$2.75
€2.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.63
|
$8.56
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€5.91
|
$6.08
€5.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.15
€3.74
|
$4.65
€4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.71
€5.15
|
$6.36
€5.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.00
|
$1.24
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$1.04
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.08
|
$1.39
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.46
|
$2.18
€1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
Milan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€6.92
|
$6.69
€6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.24
€38.06
|
$51.44
€46.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,323.64
€27,325.54
|
$29,126.94
€26,247.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.91
€22.45
|
$18.28
€16.47
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
Milan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.17
€26.28
|
$34.68
€31.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,524.42
€1,373.70
|
$1,084.25
€977.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,033.99
€931.76
|
$798.73
€719.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$212.15
€191.17
|
$239.11
€215.47
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Milan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$855.31
€770.74
|
$264.10
€237.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,265.21
€12,854.80
|
$14,747.24
€13,289.18
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Milan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.86
|
$4.87
€4.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
€1.90
|
$4.02
€3.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.19
€62.35
|
$43.96
€39.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.76
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Milan
|
Vienna
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.28
€92.17
|
$101.40
€91.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.36
€35.47
|
$43.91
€39.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.96
€96.38
|
$95.61
€86.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.03
€139.71
|
$121.29
€109.30
|
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