San Diego vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	86	98
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.03M

The cost of living in San Diego is 59% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 50th and 1464th ($3507 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 San Diego compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 137th and 43rd 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	$22.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$28817

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

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