City comparison
Cost of living in Rome vs Vienna
One person needs about €1,777 a month in Rome and €1,856 in Vienna, rent included — Rome is 4% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Vienna the way you live in Rome on €3,000, you need
€3,133/ month net
4% more than today (+€133)
- Rome today
- Basket €1,777 · left over €1,223 (41%)
- Vienna at the matched salary
- Basket €1,856 · left over €1,277 (41%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 216% over in Vienna (strong) vs 129% in Rome. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇮🇹 Rome
Cheap transport and cheap coffee; bureaucracy and low local wages are the trade-off.
Monthly budget: €1,777
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇦🇹 Vienna
Huge subsidised housing stock keeps rents unusually sane for a rich capital.
Monthly budget: €1,856
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Rome or Vienna?
On salary, Vienna pays more for tech roles (€4,000 versus €2,300 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,144 in Vienna at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,150 in Rome against €1,150 in Vienna. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Rome at 72 and Vienna at 75 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.