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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	87	98
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.03M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 77% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8th and 1403rd ($3957 vs $2240) 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 126th and 54th 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	$24.9	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$28814

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

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