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No. 24: Vienna, Austria
Rank in 2009: 23
FOOD: Lunch at a restaurant: $25
Can of beer from grocer: $1.42
One kg of rice: $4.36
One dozen eggs: $6.85
ENTERTAINMENT: Movie ticket: $12
APPLIANCES: Washing machine: $933
Vienna ranked as the best city for quality of life in Mercer’s 2010 quality of living survey. The city’s per-capita gross domestic product is more than 180 percent of the EU average, and its purchasing power is high among major European cities, according to wieninternational.com.
