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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$4529
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$2931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	87	98
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.97M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 89% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 22nd and 2189th ($3502 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 69th and 45th 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	$18.8	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$14916

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1621
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1325
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1269
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1535
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$765
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1543
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$995
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$988
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1073
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$747
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$829
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1158
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1378
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1011
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1020
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1393
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$956
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1149
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1658
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1508
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1033
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1646
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1562
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1546
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$916
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1078
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898