Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 14.1% cheaper than Princeton.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.2% less in Vienna
- Groceries
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pay 25.5% less in Vienna
- Transportation
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pay 6.3% less in Vienna
- Housing
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pay 19.0% less in Vienna
- Childcare
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pay 24.9% less in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 33.1% less in Vienna
- Clothing
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pay 15.5% more in Vienna
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Vienna.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Princeton, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
|
Princeton
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€15.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
|
$2.77
€2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.35
€2.29
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
|
Princeton
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$2.91
€2.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.86
|
$8.18
€7.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$5.99
€5.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
|
$4.47
€4.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.00
|
$6.34
€6.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
|
$1.16
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.01
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.41
€1.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$1.96
€1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.85
€0.83
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Princeton
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$6.58
€6.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$199.00
|
$41.80
€40.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$27,753.31
€27,064.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
|
$18.01
€17.56
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Princeton
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.33
|
$36.56
€35.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.00
|
$1,107.49
€1,080.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,925.00
|
$808.26
€788.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.65
|
$244.03
€237.97
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
|
Princeton
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,366.67
|
$273.73
€266.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
|
$15,621.84
€15,234.14
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Princeton
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.36
€5.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$4.21
€4.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.75
€6.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$172.50
|
$45.46
€44.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$12.86
€12.54
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
|
Princeton
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.00
|
$104.52
€101.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$43.69
€42.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.50
|
$95.42
€93.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.50
|
$123.09
€120.03
|
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