Cost of living in Vienna 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Vienna, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
70.9
29% cheaper than New York
ViennaUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,130 EUR $1,220
1-bed apartment, outside centre 815 EUR $880
3-bed apartment, centre 2,200 EUR $2,376
Room in shared flat 550 EUR $594
Buy price per m2 13,400 EUR $14,472
Living cost excl. rent 1,066 EUR $1,151
Typical net salary 2,890 EUR $3,121
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.