Vienna vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vienna	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4559	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	81
😀 Quality of life	93	98
🏙️ Population	1.97M	449K

The cost of living in Vienna is 44% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2270th and 59th ($1844 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Austria and Switzerland, respectively. Check Austria vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Vienna compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Vienna ranked 1st best city to live in Austria vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 52nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vienna vs Zurich

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	Vienna	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$676	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1349	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10201	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6325	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.56	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18199	$29610

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717