Seoul vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seoul	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1334	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3862	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$608	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1634	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2911	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	9.67M	1.97M

The cost of living in Seoul is 28% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4104th and 2270th ($1334 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Korea and Austria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seoul compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 30th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Vienna

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	Seoul	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2293	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19682	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11168	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20197	$18199

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Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987