Salary Equivalence

Vienna

Vienna, Austria — cost-of-living and salary purchasing-power profile with a price-level index of 68.0 (New York City = 100).

Key figures

Price level index68.0
Rent index48.0
Population1,897,000

About Vienna

Vienna has a composite price-level index of 68.0 (New York City = 100) and a rent index of 48.0, making it a moderately priced city. It is home to roughly 1.9 million people and uses the EUR. The calculators below convert any salary to and from Vienna so you can judge a move in real purchasing-power terms rather than raw currency.

The comparisons below show how Vienna stacks up against the alternatives people most often weigh against it, with the specific numbers laid out side by side.

Frequently asked questions

How expensive is Vienna?

Vienna has a composite price-level index of 68.0 (NYC = 100) and a rent index of 48.0.

What currency is used in Vienna?

Vienna uses the EUR.

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Dr. Elena Vasquez
Lead Economist, Cost-of-Living Research

Elena holds a PhD in Economics and has spent 12 years modelling purchasing-power parity and regional price indices.

PhD Economics, LSEFormer OECD statistics fellow
✓ Reviewed by Priya Nair, Data Quality Reviewer.
Last updated 2026-06-01

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