Paris vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5684
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$2492
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3694
$3329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
99
98
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
2.1M
2.03M

The cost of living in Paris is 10% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 964th and 1403rd ($2460 vs $2240) 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 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 34th and 54th 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
$17.9
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.32
$6.29
 Cappuccino
$5.85
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.68
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2756
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15102
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10254
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1048
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19577
$28814

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928