Vienna vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Vienna	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1854	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4529	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$947	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$6776
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.97M	690K

The cost of living in Vienna is 40% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2189th and 96th ($1854 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd in Austria and the United States, respectively. Check Austria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Vienna compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Vienna ranked 1st best city to live in Austria vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 45th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vienna vs Washington

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	Vienna	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.8	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1318	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.4%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9051	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5834	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.64	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$138	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.9	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14916	$28279

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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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846