Sacramento vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sacramento	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2682	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$2782	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$710	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4542	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	54	98
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	525K	2.03M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 20% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 605th and 1403rd ($2682 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 347th and 54th 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	$19.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1781	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4948	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.55	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.19	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.21	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1488	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20438	$28814

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848

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