Baltimore vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	97	98
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	586K	2.03M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 0.7% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1429th and 1403rd ($2224 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 138th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Vienna

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	Baltimore	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$28814

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928