Sacramento vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	54	98
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	525K	2.03M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 29% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 346th and 1464th ($2846 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 Sacramento compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 376th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Vienna

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	Sacramento	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$28817

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

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