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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$4756
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$1021
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$1866
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$2834
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	87	98
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.97M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 87% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 13th and 1964th ($3674 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.4 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 57th and 48th 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	$25.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$15069

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1772
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1307
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$860
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$989
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1136
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1051
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1197
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$789
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$788
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1344
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1436
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1211
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1067
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1016
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1150
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1764
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1563
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1220
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1137
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1690
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1616
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1604
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$938
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898