Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 20.1% more expensive than Montreal.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
Montreal
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.76
|
$16.24
€14.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.83
|
$2.82
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.09
|
$2.46
€2.22
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Montreal
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.17
|
$2.75
€2.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.47
|
$8.56
€7.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.87
|
$6.08
€5.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.54
|
$4.65
€4.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.60
|
$6.36
€5.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.21
|
$1.24
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$1.04
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
$1.39
€1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.81
|
$2.18
€1.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.28
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.44
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Montreal
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.46
|
$6.69
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$96.08
|
$51.44
€46.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,657.45
|
$29,126.94
€26,334.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.55
|
$18.28
€16.53
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
Montreal
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$59.65
|
$34.68
€31.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,645.45
|
$1,084.25
€980.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,278.85
|
$798.73
€722.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$84.61
|
$239.11
€216.18
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
Montreal
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$890.19
|
$264.10
€238.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$8,971.70
|
$14,747.24
€13,333.24
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.42
|
$4.87
€4.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.18
|
$4.02
€3.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$6.50
€5.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.09
|
$43.96
€39.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$13.00
€11.75
|
|
pay 16.7% more for clothing
Montreal
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$87.63
|
$101.40
€91.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.20
|
$43.91
€39.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$118.36
|
$95.61
€86.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$146.11
|
$121.29
€109.66
|
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