New York City vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.03M

The cost of living in New York City is 90% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4th and 1464th ($4207 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 18th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Vienna

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	New York City	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$28817

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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