Seattle vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3154
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7508
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$3422
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6532
$3705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
80
98
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
737K
2.03M

The cost of living in Seattle is 43% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 142nd and 1464th ($3154 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 32nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Vienna

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Seattle Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$6.45
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2110
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3872
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2891
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.8
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7394
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.47
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.95
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.86
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.5
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2521
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28950
$28817

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173

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