Cost of Living Comparison Between Wels and Vienna Cost of Living Comparison Between Wels and Vienna

🙂 Solo nomad: Wels is 2.6% cheaper than Vienna without rent, and 11.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Wels is 10.3% more expensive than Vienna without rent, and 19.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.35 €14.98

$17.13 €14.79

1.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$71.6 €61.8

$83.4 €72

-14.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.25 €10.58

$11.34 €9.79

8.02%

Cappuccino

$4.49 €3.88

$4.94 €4.26

-9.11%

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

$4.19 €3.62

$3.56 €3.08

17.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 €2.57

$3.24 €2.79

-8.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.3 €4.58

$5.82 €5.03

-8.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.88 €4.21

$5.13 €4.43

-4.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.45 €1.25

$1.69 €1.46

-14.20%

White Bread (500g)

$3.03 €2.62

$2.88 €2.49

5.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 €1.87

$2.64 €2.28

-18.18%

Eggs

$3.34 €2.88

$4.5 €3.88

-25.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$24.68 €21.31

$17.58 €15.18

40.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.91 €12.01

$14.84 €12.81

-6.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.55 €18.61

$23.94 €20.67

-9.98%

Apples (1kg)

$3.07 €2.65

$3.12 €2.7

-1.60%

Banana (1kg)

$1.9 €1.64

$2.44 €2.11

-22.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.6 €2.24

$3.42 €2.95

-23.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.84 €2.46

$4.14 €3.58

-31.40%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 €1.74

$2.14 €1.85

-6.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$2.1 €1.82

-20.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.96 €1.7

-11.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 €0.68

$0.88 €0.76

-10.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.73 €6.68

$7.64 €6.6

1.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.52 €8.22

$7.36 €6.36

29.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 €0.67

$1.46 €1.26

-46.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 €1.42

$1.96 €1.69

-15.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.81 €2.43

$2.71 €2.34

3.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.52 €24.63

$41.13 €35.51

-30.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.12 €6.15

$4.68 €4.04

52.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$2.13 €1.84

-0.47%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.24 €29.57

$37.64 €32.5

-9.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.81 €1.56

-6.08%

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

$29.3K €25.3K

$31.8K €27.5K

-7.96%

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

$34.8K €30.1K

$33.3K €28.8K

4.61%

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

$354 €305

$328 €283

7.84%

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

$21.98 €18.98

$16.39 €14.15

34.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.47 €28.9

$41.3 €35.66

-18.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.24 €34.74

$47.86 €41.32

-15.92%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.3 €29.61

$25.51 €22.03

34.46%

Cinema Ticket

$13.71 €11.83

$13.98 €12.07

-1.93%

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

$908 €784

$323 €279

181.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,152 €6,175

$22.9K €19.7K

-68.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$136 €118

$101 €87.5

34.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50 €43.2

$45.54 €39.32

9.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 €104

$100 €86.3

20.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$137 €119

$156 €135

-12.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$706 €609

$1,244 €1,074

-43.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$587 €507

$895 €773

-34.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,166 €1,007

$2,328 €2,010

-49.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$796 €688

$1,650 €1,425

-51.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,625 €4,856

$11K €9,512

-48.94%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,980 €4,300

$6,554 €5,659

-24.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,748 €2,373

$3,494 €3,017

-21.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.6

-16.67%

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

Last update for Wels: October 29, 2025

Last update for Vienna: October 27, 2025

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