Cost of Living Comparison Between Vienna and Essen Cost of Living Comparison Between Vienna and Essen

🙂 Solo nomad: Vienna is 2.6% cheaper than Essen without rent, and 14.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Vienna is 4.3% more expensive than Essen without rent, and 16.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.25 €14.86

$18.48 €15.92

-6.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$86.4 €74.4

$68.2 €58.7

26.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.64 €10.02

$13.65 €11.76

-14.73%

Cappuccino

$5.06 €4.36

$3.47 €2.99

45.82%

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

$3.43 €2.95

$2.47 €2.13

38.87%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 €2.73

$2.42 €2.09

30.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.96 €5.13

$4.74 €4.08

25.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.3 €4.57

$4.59 €3.95

15.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.34 €1.16

29.10%

White Bread (500g)

$2.91 €2.5

$2.12 €1.83

37.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.74 €2.36

$3.29 €2.83

-16.72%

Eggs

$4.72 €4.06

$3.7 €3.19

27.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.06 €14.69

$14.99 €12.91

13.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.04 €12.95

$14.2 €12.23

5.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$23.97 €20.65

$21.7 €18.69

10.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.97 €2.56

$3.22 €2.77

-7.76%

Banana (1kg)

$2.36 €2.03

$1.9 €1.63

24.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.42 €2.95

$2.29 €1.97

49.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.07 €3.51

$4.71 €4.06

-13.59%

Potato (1kg)

$2.07 €1.79

$1.6 €1.38

29.37%

Onion (1kg)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.68 €1.45

20.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2 €1.73

$1.93 €1.66

3.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 €0.76

$1.12 €0.96

-21.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.64 €6.58

$9.41 €8.11

-18.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.2 €7.06

$7.09 €6.11

15.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.47 €1.27

$1.06 €0.91

38.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 €1.66

$1.71 €1.47

12.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.81 €2.42

$3.81 €3.28

-26.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.88 €34.35

$61.2 €52.7

-34.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.51 €3.89

$5.14 €4.43

-12.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.14 €1.84

$2.84 €2.45

-24.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$38.44 €33.11

$41.6 €35.83

-7.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.89 €1.63

$2 €1.72

-5.50%

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

$32.1K €27.6K

$31.1K €26.8K

3.16%

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

$33.8K €29.1K

$38.2K €32.9K

-11.40%

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

$334 €288

$395 €340

-15.48%

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

$16.99 €14.63

$34.39 €29.62

-50.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.83 €35.17

$52.3 €45.08

-21.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.48 €41.76

$37.75 €32.52

28.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$26.26 €22.62

$34.26 €29.51

-23.35%

Cinema Ticket

$13.77 €11.86

$17.55 €15.12

-21.54%

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

$330 €284

$459 €395

-28.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$22.9K €19.7K

$9,695 €8,350

135.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.6 €84.9

$93.5 €80.5

5.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.72 €39.38

$72.2 €62.2

-36.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 €86.6

$105 €90.2

-4.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$159 €137

$137 €118

15.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,239 €1,067

$739 €637

67.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$906 €781

$589 €508

53.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,325 €2,002

$1,537 €1,324

51.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,620 €1,395

$1,091 €940

48.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.9K €9,387

$4,870 €4,194

123.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,974 €5,146

$3,042 €2,620

96.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,652 €3,146

$3,420 €2,946

6.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.6

3.97

-9.32%

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

Last update for Vienna: December 1, 2025

Last update for Essen: December 1, 2025

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