San Diego vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	86	98
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.03M

The cost of living in San Diego is 56% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 52nd and 1403rd ($3486 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 155th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Vienna

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	San Diego	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$28814

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

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