Austin vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$4756
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$1021
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1866
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$2834
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	962K	1.97M

The cost of living in Austin is 26% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 812th and 1964th ($2473 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 1st in the United States and Austria, respectively. Check the United States vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 116th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Vienna

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	Austin	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$15069

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1772
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1307
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$860
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$989
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1136
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1051
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1197
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$789
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$788
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1344
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1436
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1211
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1067
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1016
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1150
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1764
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1563
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1220
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1137
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1690
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1616
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1604
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$938
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898