Paris vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	99	98
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.03M

The cost of living in Paris is 12% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 916th and 1464th ($2480 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Austria, respectively. Check France vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 14th and 43rd 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	$17	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$28817

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

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