Portland vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	88	98
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	653K	1.97M

The cost of living in Portland is 43% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 603rd and 2270th ($2629 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 157th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Vienna

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	Portland	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$18199

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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