Cost of living comparison
Buffalo is 38.8% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Buffalo instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Buffalo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.63
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.24
|
$1.69
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Buffalo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.77
|
$3.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.79
|
$6.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.71
|
$3.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.25
|
$3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.04
|
$4.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$2.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$2.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.87
|
$2.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$2.04
|
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pay 29.2% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Buffalo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.26
|
$3.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€39.80
|
$93.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,426.70
|
$30,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.14
|
$23.20
|
|
pay 19.8% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Buffalo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€34.81
|
$65.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,054.55
|
$1,293.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€769.62
|
$1,038.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€232.37
|
$135.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Buffalo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€260.64
|
$1,100.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,875.11
|
$32,450.00
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Buffalo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.10
|
$4.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$4.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.43
|
$13.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.29
|
$35.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.25
|
$14.55
|
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pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Buffalo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€99.52
|
$45.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.61
|
$44.25
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€90.86
|
$78.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€117.20
|
$98.17
|
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