Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 9.5% cheaper than Portland.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Portland, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
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Portland
|
Vienna
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
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pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Portland
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$2.91
€2.72
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
|
$8.18
€7.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$5.99
€5.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.88
|
$6.34
€5.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$1.41
€1.32
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
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pay 7.2% less for transportation
|
Portland
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$6.58
€6.14
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$41.80
€39.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$27,753.31
€25,892.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.71
|
$18.01
€16.80
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
|
Portland
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.10
|
$36.56
€34.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,806.90
|
$1,107.49
€1,033.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.64
|
$808.26
€754.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.62
|
$244.03
€227.67
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
|
Portland
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,688.39
|
$273.73
€255.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,563.20
|
$15,621.84
€14,574.64
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portland
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$4.21
€3.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.24
|
$45.46
€42.42
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.38
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
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pay 22.3% more for clothing
|
Portland
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
|
$104.52
€97.51
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.54
|
$43.69
€40.77
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
|
$95.42
€89.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.17
|
$123.09
€114.83
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