Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 20.4% cheaper than San Diego.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.2% less in Vienna
- Groceries
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pay 7.0% less in Vienna
- Transportation
-
pay 10.7% less in Vienna
- Housing
-
pay 43.0% less in Vienna
- Childcare
-
pay 56.2% less in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.7% less in Vienna
- Clothing
-
pay 14.2% more in Vienna
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Vienna.
If you lived in Vienna instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$16.08
€14.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$2.77
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$8.18
€7.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$5.99
€5.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$4.47
€4.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$6.34
€5.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.01
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$6.58
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$41.80
€38.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$27,753.31
€25,423.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$18.01
€16.49
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.11
|
$36.56
€33.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,839.47
|
$1,107.49
€1,014.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,284.17
|
$808.26
€740.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.96
|
$244.03
€223.54
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,754.29
|
$273.73
€250.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$15,621.84
€14,310.31
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.36
€4.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$4.21
€3.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
|
$6.75
€6.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.21
|
$45.46
€41.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$12.86
€11.78
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
|
$104.52
€95.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.66
|
$43.69
€40.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$95.42
€87.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.86
|
$123.09
€112.75
|
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