Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 12.2% more expensive than Taos.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.9% more in Vienna
- Groceries
-
pay 9.1% more in Vienna
- Transportation
-
pay 28.1% more in Vienna
- Housing
-
pay 12.0% less in Vienna
- Childcare
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pay 41.3% more in Vienna
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 9.2% less in Vienna
- Clothing
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pay 18.1% more in Vienna
The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Vienna are more expensive than in Taos. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Vienna.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Taos, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
|
Taos
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.77
€2.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$2.35
€2.28
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
|
Taos
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.70
|
$2.91
€2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
|
$8.18
€7.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$5.99
€5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
|
$4.47
€4.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
|
$6.34
€6.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.16
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$1.01
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.41
€1.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.96
€1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.85
€0.83
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
|
Taos
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$6.58
€6.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.80
€40.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,778.08
|
$27,753.31
€26,914.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
|
$18.01
€17.46
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
|
Taos
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.54
|
$36.56
€35.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$1,107.49
€1,074.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,583.33
|
$808.26
€783.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.54
|
$244.03
€236.66
|
|
pay 41.3% more for childcare
|
Taos
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,233.33
|
$273.73
€265.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$15,621.84
€15,149.92
|
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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taos
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.36
€5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
|
$4.21
€4.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$6.75
€6.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$45.46
€44.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$12.86
€12.47
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Taos
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.44
|
$104.52
€101.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$43.69
€42.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
|
$95.42
€92.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.50
|
$123.09
€119.37
|
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