Cost of living comparison

 Vienna, Austria
compared to
 Dallas (TX), United States
Dallas vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Dallas is 45.0% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 3.4% more in Dallas
Groceries
pay 6.5% more in Dallas
Transportation
pay 19.4% more in Dallas
Housing
pay 52.0% more in Dallas
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Dallas
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.0% more in Dallas
Clothing
pay 5.7% less in Dallas

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Dallas are more expensive than in Vienna. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Dallas.

Dallas vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dallas instead of Vienna, you would:

pay 3.4% more for restaurants

 
Vienna
Dallas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.73
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.82
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.77
€2.53
$2.82
 

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pay 6.5% more for groceries

 
Vienna
Dallas
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.67
$3.50
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€7.50
$6.42
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.49
$3.61
 

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Dallas
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€6.03
$3.09
 
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€38.29
$91.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€25,423.28
$33,000.00
 

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pay 52.0% more for housing

 
Vienna
Dallas
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€33.49
$65.92
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€1,014.51
$1,749.96
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€740.40
$1,499.21
 

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Vienna
Dallas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€250.75
$1,310.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€14,310.31
$26,633.33
 

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Dallas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.91
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.86
$5.42
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€6.19
$10.00
 

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

 
Vienna
Dallas
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€95.74
$55.94
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€40.03
$47.22
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€87.41
$111.18
 

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