Los Angeles vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3705
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.03M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 53% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 72nd and 1464th ($3378 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 55th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Vienna

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	Los Angeles	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$28817

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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