Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Dallas instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Vienna
|
Dallas
|
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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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.16
|
$2.22
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.09
|
$2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.81
|
$6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.92
|
$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$1.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.34
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.49
|
$16.92
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€223.54
|
$205.18
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€41.65
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.78
|
$12.88
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€112.75
|
$122.07
|
|
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