Paris vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2231
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5578
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$247
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
99
98
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.97M

The cost of living in Paris is 20% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1216th and 2189th ($2231 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in France and Austria, respectively. Check France vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 33rd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Vienna

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Paris Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.14
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.51
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3026
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12958
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9199
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.08
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.34
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.3
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$838
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16502
$14916

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898