# Cost of living in Vienna

What it costs to live in Vienna, Austria — $2,394/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $2,394 |
| Couple | $3,115 |
| Family (4) | $5,766 |
| Retirees | $3,115 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $1,303 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $646 |  |
| Transport | $60 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $384 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $943 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $1,303 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $1,638 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $2,460 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.75 |
| Bread (loaf) | $2.80 |
| Eggs (12) | $4.89 |
| Rice (1kg) | $3.01 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $15 |
| Apples (1kg) | $3.43 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $4.62 |
| Potatoes (1kg) | $2.26 |
| Water (1.5L) | $0.97 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $8.26 |
| Beer (0.5L) | $1.48 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $22 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $94 |
| Cappuccino | $5.49 |
| Beer (draught) | $6.47 |
| Coke (0.33L) | $3.73 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $60 |
| Single ride | $3.54 |
| Taxi start | $5.66 |
| Taxi per km | $2.23 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $1.83 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $3,513/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $3,639
- **Local currency:** EUR (1 USD ≈ 0.91 EUR)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Porto | $1,297 | $1,940 | /cost-of-living/porto |
| Florence | $1,316 | $2,332 | /cost-of-living/florence |
| Bilbao | $1,259 | $2,147 | /cost-of-living/bilbao |
| Rome | $1,355 | $2,191 | /cost-of-living/rome |
| Frankfurt | $1,358 | $2,490 | /cost-of-living/frankfurt |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/vienna

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/vienna) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.