Los Angeles vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.97M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 73% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 80th and 2270th ($3196 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 58th and 52nd 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	$21.7	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$18199

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987