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Winston-salem vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Winston-salem is 36.4% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Winston-salem
Groceries: pay 25.1% more in Winston-salem
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Winston-salem
Housing: pay 35.7% more in Winston-salem
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Winston-salem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Winston-salem
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Winston-salem

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

Winston-salem vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Winston-salem instead of Vienna, you would:

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Winston-salem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$20.00	+24.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$10.00	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 €2.68	$2.50	-9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.35 €2.28	$1.65	-30.0%
Average			-5.5%

Vienna vs. Winston-salem - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.1% more for groceries

	Vienna	Winston-salem
Bread 1 loaf	$2.91 €2.83	$3.31	+13.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.18 €7.94	$6.61	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 €5.81	$3.27	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.33	$3.92	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.34 €6.15	$5.67	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.13	$2.81	+141.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.98	$0.77	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.37	$2.67	+88.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 €1.90	$2.46	+25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.84	$1.39	+59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.83	$1.36	+59.0%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Vienna	Winston-salem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.58 €6.38	$3.16	-51.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.80 €40.54	$65.00	+55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,753.31 €26,914.91	$32,344.69	+16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.01 €17.46	$16.17	-10.2%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 35.7% more for housing

	Vienna	Winston-salem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.56 €35.45	$80.84	+121.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,107.49 €1,074.03	$1,490.00	+34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.26 €783.84	$1,076.00	+33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$244.03 €236.66	$131.70	-46.0%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Vienna	Winston-salem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$273.73 €265.46	$1,471.67	+437.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,621.84 €15,149.92	$22,111.00	+41.5%
Average			+239.6%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Winston-salem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$6.00	+12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.21 €4.09	$5.20	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 €6.55	$6.00	-11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.46 €44.09	$17.50	-61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 €12.47	$13.00	+1.1%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Vienna	Winston-salem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.52 €101.36	$46.25	-55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.69 €42.37	$22.33	-48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.42 €92.54	$67.00	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.09 €119.37	$113.33	-7.9%
Average			-35.6%

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