{"id":335,"date":"2015-08-21T11:37:47","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T09:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=335"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:11:16","slug":"prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/visitorinfo\/prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Prices: is Vienna expensive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/coins.jpg\" alt=\"Coins\" class=\"wp-image-6368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/coins.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/coins-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As the capital city of one of the world&#8217;s richest nations, you might expect Vienna to be expensive. But it&#8217;s not when compared to the likes of London and usually slots into the EU at just above average, price-wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For guidance, here are some rough\u00a0prices as of mid-February 2026 for food, drink, transport, and entertainment. Changes possible, of course, especially in the current times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compare prices for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Prices\" rel=\"sponsored\">classical concerts<\/a>* in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/visitorinfo\/save-time-money\/\">How to save on your trip<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/visitorinfo\/austriancurrency\/\">Austrian currency<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food &amp; drink<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/espressokleinerschwarzer.jpg\" alt=\"Espresso or Kleiner Schwarzer\" class=\"wp-image-41416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/espressokleinerschwarzer.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/espressokleinerschwarzer-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Coffee: the national drink. Prices can vary considerably depending where you are)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warning: these are rough &#8220;average&#8221; Viennese prices based on my experience. Expect to pay more in tourist or city centre areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coffee:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A single espresso (German: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/coffee-glossary\/\">kleiner Schwarzer<\/a>): \u20ac2.90<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A cappuccino: \u20ac4.60<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prices are higher in the central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/coffee-houses\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7689\">traditional coffee houses<\/a>. A cappuccino, for example, can exceed your average yearly mortgage repayment (I&#8217;m joking, but over \u20ac6 is not unusual)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tip: Look for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/breakfast-in-vienna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82605\">breakfast options<\/a> in coffee houses that include a hot beverage. These combos can work out really quite cheap compared to buying everything separately.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Beer and wine:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A beer (half litre) in a bar: \u20ac4.90 (again, expect to pay more in central and tourist locations; I recently paid \u20ac6.90 for one in a well-known caf\u00e9 in the centre)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 500ml tin of beer in a supermarket: \u20ac1.19 to \u20ac1.59 (for the popular Austrian brands)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can get drinkable wine in a supermarket for under \u20ac5 a bottle and very decent wine for not much more than that<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Other drinks:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.5 ltr bottle of mineral water in a supermarket: \u20ac0.39 to \u20ac0.99 for standard local brands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>330ml can of coke in a supermarket: \u20ac1.39<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tip: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/water\/\">tap water<\/a> is rather good in Vienna, since most of the city&#8217;s water supplies come direct from the Alps. The city also has numerous drinking \/ refill stations dotted around the place.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Food:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>100g bar of popular brand chocolate in a supermarket: \u20ac1.99<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typical main course of fried cutlet of pork (i.e. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/wiener-schnitzel\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"45\">Schnitzel<\/a>) with a side: around \u20ac14.90 but prices vary significantly according to the kind of establishment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/sausages\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1200\">Sausage<\/a> and bread at a snack booth: \u20ac5 to \u20ac6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of further tips: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Food and drink is quite inexpensive in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/supermarkets\/\">supermarkets<\/a>, especially the discounters like Hofer (the Austrian version of Aldi), Lidl or PENNY Markt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many tourist places sell marzipan balls (Mozartkugeln) and Mozart-themed marzipan chocolate as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/shopping\/souvenirs\/\">souvenirs<\/a>. You can get more or less the exact same thing much cheaper in the conventional supermarkets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Schnitzel is a useful menu item for comparing prices between restaurants, since nearly every place offers them. Just be sure you&#8217;re comparing like with like, since veal schnitzel (the traditional original version) costs significantly more than turkey or pork schnitzel (the far more common version)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A lot of restaurants offer inexpensive fixed-menu options, particularly at lunchtimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"exp206741,exp238032\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ConcTour\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/moderntram.jpg\" alt=\"A modern tram\" class=\"wp-image-43481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/moderntram.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/moderntram-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Public transport is relatively inexpensive)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Road:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Taxi transfer from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/airport-to-city\/\">airport to city<\/a>: from around \u20ac40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Petrol\/gasoline: at the time of writing, petrol prices at the cheapest locations are around \u20ac1.39\/ltr for Super (standard lead-free), but expect significant fluctuations, of course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare car hire prices <a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discovercars.com\/austria\/vienna?a_aid=VisitingVienna\">here<\/a>*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Public transport:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>24-hour travel card for Vienna: \u20ac9.70<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7-day travel pass for Vienna: \u20ac25.20 (personalised) or \u20ac28.90 (valid for the bearer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Return ticket to\/from the airport on a dedicated non-stop express train: \u20ac24.90<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Return trip to\/from the airport on a standard S-Bahn train: around \u20ac10.40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/public\/\">city transport system<\/a> is fantastic: fast, frequent, clean and inexpensive&#8230;especially if you get one of the network passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tip: consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/vienna-welcome-card\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"77567\">Vienna Welcome Card<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/vienna-card\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3848\">Vienna City Card<\/a>: both are tourist passes offering discounts and a built-in public transport network pass<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/sightseeing-bus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3789\">Sightseeing bus<\/a>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Basic 24-hour ticket: around \u20ac39<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entertainment<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtouralbertina.jpg\" alt=\"The Albertina and statue\" class=\"wp-image-50330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtouralbertina.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtouralbertina-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Albertina is one of the more popular art museums)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Standard adult entrance ticket to the&#8230;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/vienna-zoo\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1674\">Zoo<\/a>: \u20ac29 (kids aged 6 to 18 are \u20ac17)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/overview\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1446\">Kunsthistorisches Museum<\/a>: \u20ac22 (online price)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2995\">Albertina<\/a> art museum and staterooms: \u20ac19.90<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/upper-belvedere-palace\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3521\">Upper Belvedere<\/a> (for Klimt&#8217;s <em>The Kiss<\/em>): \u20ac19.50 (online price)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/grand-tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15850\">Palace Ticket tour<\/a> of Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace: \u20ac38 (the cheapest self-guided option is \u20ac28)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ride on the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/riesenrad\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"271\">Giant Ferris Wheel<\/a>: \u20ac14.50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tip: if you intend to visit a lot of tourist attractions, then consider a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/vienna-pass-review\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3960\">sightseeing pass<\/a> or look for discounted&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-attractions-c60335\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Prices\" rel=\"sponsored\">bundle tickets<\/a>* for Vienna.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Movie theater tickets at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/theaters\/english-cinemas-vienna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"633\">English-language cinema<\/a> are around \u20ac12 (with surcharges for 3D but also discounts for certain days etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Theater\/opera ticket prices begin as low as the cost of a cup of coffee if you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/cheap-tickets\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"881\">stand<\/a>, even in the most prestigious locations like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/staatsoper\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1071\">State Opera House<\/a>. The best seats can cost anything from \u20ac50 to \u20ac200+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Classical concerts: price start from around \u20ac33 for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/classical-concert\/#mozart-strauss-concerts\">evening concert of light classical music<\/a> in a historical venue and can rise to four figures for the best seats at the New Year&#8217;s concert!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on visiting Vienna, try my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/visitor-questions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1670\">list of typical visitor questions<\/a> or start with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/visitorinfo\/introduction-to-vienna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"30431\">introduction to the city<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the capital city of one of the world&#8217;s richest nations, you might expect Vienna to be expensive. But it&#8217;s not when compared to the likes of London and usually slots into the EU at just above average, price-wise. For guidance, here are some rough\u00a0prices as of mid-February 2026 for food, drink, transport, and entertainment. 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