Cost of living comparison
Redwood City is 2.0 times more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Redwood City instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Vienna
|
Redwood City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.63
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.29
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Vienna
|
Redwood City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$2.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.98
|
$5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.67
|
$5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.34
|
$5.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.93
|
$7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.03
|
$0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.89
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Redwood City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.24
|
$4.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.99
|
$74.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€27,170.22
|
$23,536.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€17.05
|
$22.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Vienna
|
Redwood City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€32.35
|
$64.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€1,011.41
|
$4,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€745.08
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€223.05
|
$146.44
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Vienna
|
Redwood City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€246.36
|
$2,738.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,756.53
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Redwood City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.75
|
$5.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$8.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.01
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.12
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Redwood City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€94.59
|
$69.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.96
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€89.18
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€113.15
|
$120.00
|
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