Sacramento vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sacramento	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2813	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6464	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1786	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$2984	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4579	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	54	98
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	525K	1.97M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 53% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 313th and 2270th ($2813 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th 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 1.5 months in Vienna. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 308th and 52nd 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	$19.5	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.64	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1822	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3005	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2512	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3946	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.78	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.06	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$134	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29998	$18199

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045

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