Cost of living comparison
Salem is 50.4% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Salem instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Salem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$15.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
$11.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.58
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.20
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Salem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.72
|
$3.17
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.64
|
$6.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.59
|
$3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
$4.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.92
|
$4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.65
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.83
|
$1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.09
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.86
|
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pay 9.6% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Salem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.14
|
$4.06
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€39.00
|
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€25,892.89
|
$32,822.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.80
|
$15.44
|
|
pay 54.4% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Salem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€34.11
|
$69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,033.25
|
$1,833.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€754.08
|
$1,633.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€227.67
|
$144.06
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Salem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€255.38
|
$1,162.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,574.64
|
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pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Salem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.93
|
$4.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
$10.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€42.42
|
$35.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.00
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Salem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€97.51
|
$50.88
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€40.77
|
$38.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€89.02
|
$80.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€114.83
|
$103.33
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