London vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.03M

The cost of living in London is 64% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 28th and 1403rd ($3662 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Austria, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 4th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Vienna

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	London	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$28814

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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