Cost of Living Comparison Between Salzburg and Vienna Cost of Living Comparison Between Salzburg and Vienna

😐 Solo nomad: Salzburg is 11.6% more expensive than Vienna without rent, and 15.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Salzburg is 9.5% more expensive than Vienna without rent, and 13.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.65 €15.24

$17.13 €14.79

3.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.6 €71.3

$83.4 €72

-0.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.65 €11.79

$11.34 €9.79

20.37%

Cappuccino

$4.65 €4.01

$4.94 €4.26

-5.87%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.41 €3.81

$3.56 €3.08

23.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.01 €3.46

$3.24 €2.79

23.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.72 €4.94

$5.82 €5.03

-1.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.63 €4

$5.13 €4.43

-9.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.69 €1.46

4.73%

White Bread (500g)

$2.87 €2.48

$2.88 €2.49

-0.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.63 €2.27

$2.64 €2.28

-0.38%

Eggs

$5.53 €4.78

$4.5 €3.88

22.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.64 €19.54

$17.58 €15.18

28.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.53 €12.54

$14.84 €12.81

-2.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.98 €19.84

$23.94 €20.67

-4.01%

Apples (1kg)

$2.81 €2.43

$3.12 €2.7

-9.94%

Banana (1kg)

$2.45 €2.12

$2.44 €2.11

0.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.99 €3.44

$3.42 €2.95

16.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$8.59 €7.41

$4.14 €3.58

107.49%

Potato (1kg)

$2.31 €2

$2.14 €1.85

7.94%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$2.1 €1.82

2.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.93 €1.66

$1.96 €1.7

-1.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1 €0.86

$0.88 €0.76

13.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.36 €6.36

$7.64 €6.6

-3.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.39 €8.97

$7.36 €6.36

41.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.53 €1.32

$1.46 €1.26

4.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.96 €1.69

-13.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.73 €2.35

$2.71 €2.34

0.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.8 €75.8

$41.13 €35.51

113.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.35 €4.62

$4.68 €4.04

14.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.07 €1.78

$2.13 €1.84

-2.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$37.33 €32.23

$37.64 €32.5

-0.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.81 €1.56

-2.21%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$29.4K €25.4K

$31.8K €27.5K

-7.51%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.3K €23.6K

$33.3K €28.8K

-18.01%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$384 €332

$328 €283

17.18%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.72 €19.62

$16.39 €14.15

38.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.05 €37.17

$41.3 €35.66

4.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.7 €36.87

$47.86 €41.32

-10.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.22 €24.37

$25.51 €22.03

10.62%

Cinema Ticket

$15.9 €13.73

$13.98 €12.07

13.73%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$479 €413

$323 €279

48.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$34.6K €29.9K

$22.9K €19.7K

51.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$118 €102

$101 €87.5

16.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$62.3 €53.8

$45.54 €39.32

36.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 €97.9

$100 €86.3

13.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$139 €120

$156 €135

-10.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,273 €1,099

$1,244 €1,074

2.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,040 €898

$895 €773

16.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,246 €1,939

$2,328 €2,010

-3.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,940 €1,675

$1,650 €1,425

17.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,828 €6,758

$11K €9,512

-28.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,760 €5,836

$6,554 €5,659

3.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,413 €2,947

$3,494 €3,017

-2.31%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

3.6

8.33%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Salzburg: October 28, 2025

Last update for Vienna: October 27, 2025

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