Seattle vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$2834
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
80
98
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
737K
1.97M

The cost of living in Seattle is 48% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 206th and 1964th ($2908 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 102nd and 48th 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
$19.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.61
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$15069

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263

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