Cost of Living in Vienna

Is possible to fine a job astria,i'm kennedy

Living here since 2018. Prices went up after pandemic, coming down last months. It is a beatutiful city and people are friendly if you give them some time to get to know you. It is very clean and way safer than any other country i lived, and those are many!

Also, almost ~3000 EUR net salary AVEREAGE?! That is ridicilous, it is more like ~2000 EUR, if 13th and 14th are taken into account. Maybe that is just contributor' data, not reality. Most of my friends make around 1600-1700 EUR / month, a bit more like ~2000-2200 EUR if they are engineers with master's degrees with experience.

The numbers here don't add up especially the rents. These days one has to pay north of 3000 eur in the city centre for a good 3 room apartment and if you want luxury nothing short of 6k. Outside the city centre as well nothing less than 1300 to 1400 and a decent 3 room one for about 1800.

Very much take "rent prices" with a grain of salt. I am currently looking for a flat outside of the city center of Vienna for myself and my spouse using Willhaben + a relocation company, and there is nothing below 890 EUR/mo.

The other flats are all for people who are receiving government assistance or government regulated flat which requires a special application. This estimator is probably taking into account those apartments which are advertised but not available to all members of the public

@B.

Salary: approx. 1900 net each month, 2200 net on the 13th and 14th payment (as they are taxed less)

Rent: you should be fine around 1000
Utilities: 100
Internet: 30
Food: depends on you, but I'd say 200 per week including occasionally eating somethin out

Medical:free
Insurance: depends what insurance you are referring to, medical insurance is covered by the employer
Mobile: 20

TV-tax: 25 per month (if you own a TV)

Hello Michele health insurance rates have risen due to the pandemic.Currently one must have 100,000 eur in health care insurance instead of 30,000 as before. My monthly premium is 450 eur each monthjust for myself compared to 150 eur as before. As an expat it's mandatory.

This covid 19 is a hoax stuff is a hoax

@Xia

Monthly salary is usually paid 14 times a year in Austria. Moreover, the 13th and 14th salary are taxed very low, so your net salary is higher.
Thus, it's better to calculate with yearly figures. The gross/net calculator of the Ministry of Finance will help you: https://rechner.cpulohn.at/bmf.gv.at/familienbonusplus/#bruttoNetto_familienbonus (unfortunately only in German).

For your two children you will also receive monthly child benefit (for both currently a little more than 260€) plus other tax benefits. Apart from that, they are insured for free in your public health insurance.
So you will get along with your salary better than you think. However, everything I have written here does not apply if you work for an international organization (UN, EU, ...) and therefore their rules apply.

Nevertheless, the problem is the rent. 1300€ in the 19th district for 4 rooms seems ambitious to me. But the rent depends on the duration of the contract. Unlimited rents are expensive, the shorter the duration, the cheaper the rent must be.

All the best for your stay in Vienna, you will enjoy it!
Martin

Hello,

We are a family with 2 children, aged 10 and 7 and we are thinking to relocate to Vienna. According to Numbeo, for a decent/medium life style we would need 2189 EUR, without rent, without vacation and 5% of the time eating out (very rarely - the lowest option) only in cheap restaurants, low car driving.
I've looked a bit for rents on willhaben.at for 4 room apartment in a decent district (district 19 for example) and prices are close to 1300 EUR per month, total rent.

So living expenses in Viena including rent would be 3489 EUR.

I am in discussion with a job which offers around 3650 EUR NET per month, according to official salary calculator. I will be the single earner in the family in the first 1 - 2 years. So we will use almost entire salary just to be able to live in Vienna, without being able to save anything.

Is Numbeo's estimation for cost of living correct ? For example it estimates around 1000 EUR per month just for food at home, which seems pretty high.

I've loved the German/Austrian culture and life since I lived & worked in Kitzingen,Germany in 1979-81 and am considering on living in Austria niw that I'm retired

Hello,

Do I need an University degree to work in IT in Vienna?