Cost of Living in Vienna

@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?

I want free money can i go to vienna? help me i am africa.

Hi all,
would anyone be able to advise if 2.700 EUR net income would suffice for a single person to live in Vienna?

Thanks a lot!

I was born in Vienna and couldn't get out fast enough, its an interesting place as far as history goes. However, if you are a tourist with money that's great. As a local we couldn't afford the expensive restaurants, to find an apartment was just so hard, most of the old buildings were not maintained because of 'Rentenschutz'...food is good, the weather is good for a few month then cold and miserable for most part of the year.Anyway, over last 30 odd years or so the Austrian culture changed a lot, I guess it happens just about everywhere. It's kind of a lonely place.The countryside is beauty full and I miss the mountains.
Now I live in Australia, the weather is great, its easy to find a place to live, plenty of work, hospitals are free, the ocean is blue...

Hello Everyone,

I'm living in Vienna for about 1.5 yrs. I'm a foreigner from Asia.
Just wanted to share my experience so, few would get benefit.

Cost of living for a family of Couples + 1 Kid
Food --> EUR 500 / Month (occasionally eating outside)
Travel --> EUR 365 / Year or EUR 54 / Month which every is easy for you, but Vienna has excellent computation
Safety --> One of the best place to live in this world.
Culture--> Famous for its best
Climate --> It will peak upto 33C in summary and freeze upto -15C in winter, but 3/4 of year is good climate with floating 5C to 20C.
Medical care --> If you are covered by company well and good, if you have government covered very good. If you are not cover in the above two, its very expensive to get private players. They will eat your money.
Good medical system in Vienna.
Clothing --> Its OK i would rate it medium pricing, you can still find some shops with offers and discounts.
Internet --> Home WIFI package start from EUR 15 to 35 based on speed. Mobile Internet may goes upto EUR 20/month.
Language --> Yes if you know, "AUSTRIAN" German you always have edge over. If you don't know German, better to learn, but I could still survey without knowing it. But planning to Learn no more excuse. I use to buy from local market my daily stuffs without knowing German, not always profitable.
Education --> You have Government School (100% German) --Free, Bilingual School (80% German) -- cost depends on which area you stay and Off-course International Schools (Only English Medium) --> EUR 10000,00/Year Minimum.
Apartment --> Getting Rent Apartment is little challenge here, there is concept of Private holder/companies playing, holding 80% of total available, where they generally ask for 2mm to 3mm + 20% tax as commission you have to pay. Finding Right place and right price is not easy but need to consistently search. On an average EUR 250-400 per person on a sharing basis. If you wanted to have separate apartment 1BHK or 2BHK or 3BHK minimum starts with EUR 700 and claims upto EUR 2000 based on your priority.
Note: there is another category called Fully Furnished Apartment, Partially Furnished and Un-Furnished Apartment. Price also depends on this.
Another important this is, utility (Electricity, Warm Water, Heating, Maintenance, Parking, Household Insurance etc) make sure you double check when you rent the apartment. I had some bad experience with this.
Taxing: Austria Taxes at very high slab. Always check with you company.

On an average for a couple with one kid (7 yrs old) would need at-least EUR 2500/month to survey with moderate life style. (After TAX)

Hope this is helpful far someone as base start.

BR
Sara