San Jose, United States vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	87	98
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.03M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 79% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8th and 1464th ($3962 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 148th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Vienna

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	San Jose	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$28817

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

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