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Vienna vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 8.5% more expensive than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Vienna
Groceries: pay 4.4% less in Vienna
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Vienna
Housing: pay 5.0% less in Vienna
Childcare: pay 55.4% less in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in Vienna
Clothing: pay 68.1% more in Vienna

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

Vienna vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$16.08 €15.59	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$10.72 €10.39	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.77 €2.68	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$2.35 €2.28	+42.8%
Average			+10.2%

Winston-salem vs. Vienna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.4% less for groceries

	Winston-salem	Vienna
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31	$2.91 €2.83	-11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$8.18 €7.94	+23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$5.99 €5.81	+83.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92	$4.47 €4.33	+14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67	$6.34 €6.15	+11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.81	$1.16 €1.13	-58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$1.01 €0.98	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.41 €1.37	-46.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.96 €1.90	-20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.39	$0.87 €0.84	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.85 €0.83	-37.1%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Winston-salem	Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$6.58 €6.38	+107.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$41.80 €40.54	-35.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,344.69	$27,753.31 €26,914.91	-14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.17	$18.01 €17.46	+11.4%
Average			+17.4%

Winston-salem vs. Vienna - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.0% less for housing

	Winston-salem	Vienna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.84	$36.56 €35.45	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$1,107.49 €1,074.03	-25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$808.26 €783.84	-24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.70	$244.03 €236.66	+85.3%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 55.4% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,471.67	$273.73 €265.46	-81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,111.00	$15,621.84 €15,149.92	-29.3%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.36 €5.20	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$4.21 €4.09	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$6.75 €6.55	+12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.50	$45.46 €44.09	+159.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$12.86 €12.47	-1.1%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 68.1% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Vienna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.25	$104.52 €101.36	+126.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$43.69 €42.37	+95.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.00	$95.42 €92.54	+42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.33	$123.09 €119.37	+8.6%
Average			+68.1%

Winston-salem vs. Vienna - Cost of clothing

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