Cost of living comparison

 Vienna, Austria
compared to
 Maastricht, Netherlands
Maastricht vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Maastricht is 30.1% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 10.6% more in Maastricht
Groceries
pay 11.7% less in Maastricht
Transportation
pay 45.8% more in Maastricht
Housing
pay 18.9% more in Maastricht
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Maastricht
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.3% more in Maastricht
Clothing
pay 5.7% more in Maastricht

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

Maastricht vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.6% more for restaurants

 
Vienna
Maastricht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.73
$18.76
€17.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.82
$11.79
€10.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.77
€2.53
$3.09
€2.83

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Maastricht
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.67
$2.04
€1.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€7.50
$6.50
€5.96
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.49
$4.48
€4.10

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pay 45.8% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Maastricht
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€6.03
$7.74
€7.09
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€38.29
$85.74
€78.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€25,423.28
$30,009.37
€27,489.93

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pay 18.9% more for housing

 
Vienna
Maastricht
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€33.49
$48.50
€44.43
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€1,014.51
$1,239.90
€1,135.80
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€740.40
$982.45
€899.97

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Vienna
Maastricht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€250.75
$1,071.76
€981.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€14,310.31
$7,502.34
€6,872.48

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pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Maastricht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.91
$6.97
€6.38
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.86
$3.77
€3.45
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€6.19
$13.40
€12.27

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

 
Vienna
Maastricht
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€95.74
$94.10
€86.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€40.03
$37.24
€34.12
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€87.41
$125.66
€115.11

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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: March 2025
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