Phoenix vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	69	98
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.97M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 30% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 955th and 2270th ($2395 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 146th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Vienna

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	Phoenix	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$18199

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987