Cost of living comparison

 Vienna, Austria
compared to
 Galway, Ireland
Galway vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Galway is 22.8% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 17.9% less in Galway
Groceries
pay 18.6% less in Galway
Transportation
pay 31.0% more in Galway
Housing
pay 36.5% more in Galway
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Galway
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.9% more in Galway
Clothing
pay 15.8% less in Galway

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Galway are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Galway. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Galway.

Galway vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 17.9% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Galway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.75
$17.15
€14.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.17
$9.65
€8.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.77
€2.37
$2.04
€1.74

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Galway
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.49
$2.41
€2.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€7.00
$5.47
€4.68
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.13
$5.56
€4.75

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pay 31.0% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Galway
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€5.63
$7.10
€6.07
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€35.76
$64.31
€55.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€23,742.95
$39,306.91
€33,627.06

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pay 36.5% more for housing

 
Vienna
Galway
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€31.28
$46.91
€40.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€947.46
$1,723.75
€1,474.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€691.46
$1,521.90
€1,301.99

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Vienna
Galway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€234.17
$977.98
€836.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€13,364.48
$7,502.34
€6,418.25

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pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Galway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.58
$5.89
€5.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.60
$3.86
€3.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€5.78
$17.15
€14.67

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

 
Vienna
Galway
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€89.41
$83.60
€71.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€37.38
$35.22
€30.13
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€81.63
$88.42
€75.64

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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