🇦🇹 Austria · #79 of 546 cities · 2026

Cost of Living in Vienna

3.9% above the Austria average

Ranked #79 of 546 cities · More expensive than 85.5% of cities worldwide

Compared to Austria average

Rent Prices

Rent Prices in Vienna

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom EUR 1,077/mo ≈ $1,233 EUR 765/mo ≈ $875 29%
3-Bedroom EUR 2,044/mo ≈ $2,340 EUR 1,300/mo ≈ $1,488 29%
Numbeo · 2026-03-18

Multi-Source Comparison

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Vienna has a composite cost index of 49.1 from 3 independent data sources.

49.1
Composite
3
Sources
0.8
Spread

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
49.9
Expatistan
49.1
LivingCost
No data
SIM
44.9
Eurostat Validation (EU27 = 100) Gov. Data
Eurostat
116.0

Based on 116 country PLI x 1 city factor

View all 127 cities | Data last updated: 2026-03-18

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
+3.9% Average
Rent
+5.1% Average
Groceries
+2.3% Average
Restaurants
+7.3% Average
Purchasing Power
+0.7% Average

Living in Vienna: What to Expect

Vienna is average by global standards (ranked #79 of 546 cities). It is 3.9% more expensive than the Austria average, based on 5 cities.

Groceries are average, while dining out is average. Groceries offers the best value, while Restaurants is the priciest.

Local purchasing power is limited — residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

Workers in Austria earning EUR 50,000 gross take home EUR 2,802/month after tax (32.7% effective rate). See full Austria tax calculator →

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