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Princeton vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Princeton is 74.6% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Princeton
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in Princeton
Transportation: pay 94.5% more in Princeton
Housing: pay 73.8% more in Princeton
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Princeton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.6% more in Princeton
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Princeton

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

Princeton vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Vienna	Princeton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$20.00	+24.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$16.00	+49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 €2.70	$2.60	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.35 €2.29	$1.88	-20.3%
Average			+11.8%

Vienna vs. Princeton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	Vienna	Princeton
Bread 1 loaf	$2.91 €2.84	$4.04	+38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.18 €7.98	$12.86	+57.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 €5.84	$4.08	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.36	$4.23	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.34 €6.18	$11.00	+73.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.13	$3.33	+186.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.98	$1.15	+14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.38	$2.42	+70.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 €1.91	$2.75	+40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.85	$1.24	+43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.83	$1.67	+95.1%
Average			+52.9%

Vienna vs. Princeton - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.5% more for transportation

	Vienna	Princeton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.58 €6.41	$3.45	-47.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.80 €40.76	$199.00	+376.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,753.31 €27,064.52	$30,000.00	+8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.01 €17.56	$25.46	+41.4%
Average			+94.5%

Vienna vs. Princeton - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Vienna	Princeton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.56 €35.65	$57.33	+56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,107.49 €1,080.00	$2,700.00	+143.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.26 €788.20	$1,925.00	+138.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$244.03 €237.97	$137.65	-43.6%
Average			+73.8%

Vienna vs. Princeton - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Vienna	Princeton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$273.73 €266.93	$1,366.67	+399.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,621.84 €15,234.14	$12,000.00	-23.2%
Average			+188.1%

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pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Princeton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$7.00	+30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.21 €4.11	$5.00	+18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 €6.58	$11.00	+62.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.46 €44.33	$172.50	+279.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 €12.54	$15.00	+16.6%
Average			+81.6%

Vienna vs. Princeton - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Vienna	Princeton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.52 €101.92	$41.00	-60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.69 €42.61	$55.00	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.42 €93.05	$142.50	+49.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.09 €120.03	$202.50	+64.5%
Average			+19.7%

Vienna vs. Princeton - Cost of clothing

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