Raleigh vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Raleigh	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2757	$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6734	$4529
🏠 One person rent	$1795	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$3490	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4345	$2931
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	82	98
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	468K	1.97M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 49% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 304th and 2189th ($2757 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 235th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Vienna

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	Raleigh	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1793	$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3656	$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9360	$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4247	$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.24	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22084	$14916

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857

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