New York City vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

New York City Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3879
$1749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8148
$4282
🏠 One person rent
$2541
$877
🏘️ Family rent
$3789
$1586
🍽️ Food expenses
$751
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6502
$3199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
98
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.97M

The cost of living in New York City is 122% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4th and 2146th ($3879 vs $1749) 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 1.7 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Vienna. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 20th and 9th 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
$20.3
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.34
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3256
$855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2148
$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5076
$1669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3179
$1188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
2.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15640
$8600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10052
$5209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$49.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.02
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.5
$6.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.39
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2504
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17718
$14926

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Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2775
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3307
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$2660
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2628
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2325
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3057
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2488
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2512
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2371
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2600
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2720
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2382
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1916
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2419
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2261
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2289
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2569
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2302
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2012
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2177
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2570
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2469
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2233
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2485
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2394
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2949
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2387
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2662
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2335
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2347
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2473
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2591
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2450
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2442
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2255
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$2985

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1434
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1549
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1572
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1368
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1199
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1135
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1463
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$763
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1473
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1110
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$914
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$840
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1106
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1007
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$764
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$864
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1221
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1293
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$908
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$980
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1149
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1100
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1083
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1376
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1032
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1028
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1125
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1048
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1243
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1596
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1506
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1175
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$958
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$846
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1521
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1442
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1206
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1138
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$935