Austin vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	65	98
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	962K	2.03M

The cost of living in Austin is 10% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 985th and 1464th ($2444 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 217th and 43rd 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	$19.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$28817

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989