Living Abroad--- by the numbers

Life’s Monthly costs	Baltimore, MD, USA	Vienna, Austria (converted to US$)
Rent	$930 (2 bedroom)	$1040 (1 bedroom)
Cable TV	for Cable + Internet varied from teaser rate of $60/mo.- $90/mo.   Verizon and Comcast both offer phone/internet/cable for $100/mo.	included in rent
Internet	see above	included in rent
Cellphone	$60-70/mo. for  rollover mins but only 100 text messages	$17/mo. for 1000 minutes/1000 texts/1 GB data per mo.
Car	car itself cost around $13-14,000. car insurance= $6-700/every 6 mos. via Geico no parking costs costs of maintenance (usually spent anywhere from $50-$300) every time went to the mechanic (every few months)	none- monthly transportation ticket allowing unlimited riding on buses, trams, and metro = $64.35/mo.
Heat	Usually $150/mo.	unknown, no bill yet no A/C in apartment in Vienna (expected around $150-$200)
Electricity	Usually $75/mo	unknown, no bill yet (educated guess around $80)
Sewer	$16/mo.	included in rent
Life insurance	None	None
Renter’s insurance	$130/yr	None