Cost of Living in Vienna, 🇦🇹 Austria - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 23, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 12 $1,460 $1,167 $2,100 $844 $124

Utilities 26 27 1 — $277 $326 $212 —

Internet & Mobile 7 8 9 $50 $48 $95 $37 $4

Groceries 1 21 $210 $480 $980 $339 $10

Transportation 4 14 $118 $72 $195 $58 $18

Dining Out 29 30 31 1 $980 $449 $680 $192 $78

Leisure Activities 1 13 22 $181 $236 $4,850 $77 $30

Health Insurance 13 $67 $170 $400 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 — $45 $90 — —

Total $3,066 $2,944 $9,716 $1,759 $266

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $843.75 $844 – $1,167 per month

Coworking Space 11 $308.68 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 3 $1,627.57 $1,347 – $1,908 per month

Coliving Space 12 $712.76 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 29 1 $5.44 per cup

Beer 29 1 $6.29 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 29 30 32 1 $20.81 per meal

Fast Food Combo 31 1 $14.00 per meal

Apples 1 21 $3.19 per kg

Bread 1 21 $2.78 per loaf

Milk 1 21 $1.75 per liter

Rice 1 21 $2.73 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 21 $14.59 per kg

Beef 1 21 $24.40 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 21 1 $8.73 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 30 1 $86.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 21 $0.98 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 6 $4.26 per trip

Taxi per km 5 6 $1.07 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $73.18 per month

Gasoline 28 10 $2.10 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 6 $14.81 per trip

Scooter Rental 20 $39.29 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 9 $11.11 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 9 $25.70 per month

Gym Membership 1 23 $41.24 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 16 17 $24.69 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $11.78 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 33 1 $97.83 per pair

Summer Dress 18 $43.78 per dress

Running Shoes 36 1 $92.70 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 35 1 $22.20 per visit

Laundry 19 $13.47 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 24 25 $112.24 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 34 1 $14.00 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 23, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Innsbruck, Berlin, Munich, Prague, Zurich, London

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2426.34 1627.57
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1213.17 843.75
- Apples 2.83 3.19
- Beef 21.37 24.4
- Beer 5.66 6.29
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- Bread 2.54 2.78
- Chicken Fillets 14.79 14.59
- Cinema Ticket 15.6 11.78
- Coffee 5.2 5.44
- Coliving Space 982.09 712.76
- Coworking Space 306.18 308.68
- Dining Out local 184.86, nomad 1097.63, expat 462.16, family 693.24, tourist 80.88 local 192, nomad 980, expat 449.07, family 680, tourist 78
- Doctor Visit (GP) 75.1 112.24
- Fast Food Combo 12.13 14
- Gasoline 1.99 2.1
- Groceries local 369.73, nomad 173.31, expat 519.93, family 1097.63, tourist 9.24 local 339, nomad 210, expat 480, family 980, tourist 10
- Gym Membership 51.99 41.24
- Haircut 43.91 22.2
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 75.1, expat 184.86, family 369.73, tourist 3.47 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 170, family 400, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 866.55, nomad 2137.49, expat 1328.71, family 2426.34, tourist 127.09 local 844, nomad 1460, expat 1167, family 2100, tourist 124
- Internet & Mobile local 40.44, nomad 75.1, expat 57.77, family 103.99, tourist 5.78 local 37, nomad 50, expat 48, family 95, tourist 4
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.44 25.7
- Jeans 98.21 97.83
- Laundry 13.86 13.47
- Leisure Activities local 92.43, nomad 323.51, expat 254.19, family 519.93, tourist 34.66 local 77, nomad 181, expat 236, family 4850, tourist 30
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.33 20.81
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 86.66 86
- Milk 1.68 1.75
- Mobile Plan 25.42 11.11
- Monthly Transport Pass 58.93 73.18
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.98 14
- Rice 2.48 2.73
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16.75 14.81
- Running Shoes 109.76 92.7
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.33 11.22
- Scooter Rental 10.98 39.29
- Summer Dress 48.53 43.78
- Taxi Start 4.62 4.26
- Taxi per km 2.08 1.07
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.42 24.69
- Transportation local 38.13, nomad 63.55, family 138.65, tourist 17.33 local 58, nomad 117.61, expat 72, family 195, tourist 18
- Utilities local 207.97, nomad 0, expat 277.3, family 439.05, tourist 0 local 212.4, nomad 0, expat 277, family 325.76, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 51.99, family 92.43 local 0, expat 45, family 90
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.4 8.73
Doctor Visit (GP) 159 → 112.24 USD (Wahlarzt report Wien €100 Erstordination); Utilities, Dining Out, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Wine (Mid-range), Gasoline, Jeans, Running Shoes, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Haircut, and Pharmacy (basic meds) now cite Wien Energie, Spritpreisrechner, Café Sperl/Central, Foodora McDonald’s, HAIRexpress, Bipa, H&M, and INTERSPORT (krankenversichern.at, wienenergie.at, speisekarte.de)

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