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How much does a trip to Vienna cost?

What a trip to Vienna costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.

Food, getting around and sights in Vienna come to €83 – €110 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

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Your trip

How much money you still need

Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.

6 nights

Counted at the child fares each operator publishes.

Travel style

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

Accommodation

We have no sample of hotel prices for this city yet, so we will not guess one. Type what you have seen and the lodging tax is worked out from it.

Adjust accommodation, food and the rest

In local currency. We do not estimate this: nobody knows what you will buy.

Already paid for

You still need, flights aside

€1,200 – €1,600

≈ $1,300 – $1,800 · rate of October 6, 2026

€84 – €110 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected
€1,200 – €1,600
Most trips land in here
Set aside
€1,600
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
€140
10% of the trip
  • Food€470 – €820
  • Getting around€170 – €270
  • Airport, both ways€22.00
  • Sights and activities€320 – €420
  • Nights out€39.00 – €71.00
  • Lodging tax and odds and ends€48.00 – €75.00

Of that, in cash: €190 – €440

The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.

  • Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
  • Flights are not included.
  • You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles

What a day in Vienna costs, by how you travel

Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.

Budget

€60.00 – €70.00 per person per day

Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

FoodLocal and cheap
€31.00 – €35.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
€12.00 – €19.00
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
€12.00 – €15.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€2.70 – €3.50

Mid-range

€83 – €110 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
€33.00 – €58.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
€12.00 – €19.00
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
€23.00 – €30.00
Nights outNow and then
€2.80 – €5.10
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€3.40 – €5.40

Comfort

€140 – €170 per person per day

The best food level we can price, public transport, two paid sights a day.

FoodRestaurants most of the time
€63.00 – €89.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
€12.00 – €19.00
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
€46.00 – €60.00
Nights outNow and then
€2.80 – €5.10
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€6.00 – €8.40

A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.

By length of trip

How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Vienna

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.

DaysBudgetMid-rangeComfort
3€190 – €220
€64.00 – €73.00 a day
€260 – €340
€87 – €110 a day
€430 – €530
€140 – €180 a day
5€310 – €360
€62.00 – €72.00 a day
€420 – €550
€84 – €110 a day
€710 – €860
€140 – €170 a day
7€430 – €500
€62.00 – €71.00 a day
€590 – €780
€84 – €110 a day
€990 – €1,200
€140 – €170 a day
10€610 – €710
€61.00 – €71.00 a day
€840 – €1,100
€84 – €110 a day
€1,400 – €1,700
€140 – €170 a day
14€850 – €990
€61.00 – €70.00 a day
€1,200 – €1,500
€84 – €110 a day
€2,000 – €2,400
€140 – €170 a day

Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.

Prices

What things cost in Vienna

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

WhatPriceSource
Eating and drinking
Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage) with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo€5.50From the source Oct 2026
Burenwurst sausage with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo€4.90From the source Oct 2026
Pair of frankfurters with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo€4.40From the source Oct 2026
Stiegl Goldbräu beer, 0.33 l bottle, Würstelstand Leo€4.10From the source Oct 2026
Wiener Melange (coffee with frothed milk), Café Landtmann€6.90From the source Oct 2026
Apple strudel, Café Sperl€5.40From the source Oct 2026
Apple strudel, Café Landtmann€8.20From the source Oct 2026
Beef broth with semolina dumplings or pancake strips, Figlmüller€7.50From the source Oct 2026
Beef broth with semolina dumplings or pancake strips, Café Landtmann€8.90From the source Oct 2026
Goulash soup, small, Café Landtmann€10.50From the source Oct 2026
Schnitzel (turkey or pork) with potato and lamb's lettuce salad and cranberries, Café Sperl€16.10From the source Oct 2026
Pork schnitzel, no side, Figlmüller€21.90From the source Oct 2026
Side of parsley potatoes, Figlmüller€5.90From the source Oct 2026
Small mixed salad, Figlmüller€6.90From the source Oct 2026
Viennese beef goulash, Café Landtmann€25.90From the source Oct 2026
Wiener schnitzel (veal), Café Landtmann€29.20From the source Oct 2026
Gösser Märzen beer, 0.5 l, Café Sperl€4.90From the source Oct 2026
Glass of Grüner Veltliner, 1/8 l, Figlmüller€5.90From the source Oct 2026
Mineral water, still or sparkling, 0.33 l, Figlmüller€4.20From the source Oct 2026
Getting around
Vienna single ticket, online or in the app€3.00From the source Oct 2026
Vienna single ticket€3.20From the source Oct 2026
Vienna 24-hour ticket€10.20From the source Oct 2026
Vienna 7-day ticket€28.90From the source Oct 2026
Airport to the city by regional train or Railjet, single ticket including central Vienna€5.50From the source Oct 2026
Sights
Upper Belvedere€23.00From the source Oct 2026
Kunsthistorisches Museum (at the ticket desk)€24.00From the source Oct 2026
Schönbrunn Palace, State Apartments with audio guide€30.00From the source Oct 2026

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters
From Burenwurst sausage with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo + Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage) with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo (€10.40) to Pair of frankfurters with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo + Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage) with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo + Stiegl Goldbräu beer, 0.33 l bottle, Würstelstand Leo + Beef broth with semolina dumplings or pancake strips, Figlmüller (€21.50).
Local and cheap
From Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage) with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo + Stiegl Goldbräu beer, 0.33 l bottle, Würstelstand Leo + Schnitzel (turkey or pork) with potato and lamb's lettuce salad and cranberries, Café Sperl + Gösser Märzen beer, 0.5 l, Café Sperl (€30.60) to Apple strudel, Café Sperl + Burenwurst sausage with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo + Stiegl Goldbräu beer, 0.33 l bottle, Würstelstand Leo + Schnitzel (turkey or pork) with potato and lamb's lettuce salad and cranberries, Café Sperl + Gösser Märzen beer, 0.5 l, Café Sperl (€35.40).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Wiener Melange (coffee with frothed milk), Café Landtmann + Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage) with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo + Schnitzel (turkey or pork) with potato and lamb's lettuce salad and cranberries, Café Sperl + Gösser Märzen beer, 0.5 l, Café Sperl (€33.40) to Wiener Melange (coffee with frothed milk), Café Landtmann + Apple strudel, Café Landtmann + Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage) with bread and sauces, Würstelstand Leo + Stiegl Goldbräu beer, 0.33 l bottle, Würstelstand Leo + Pork schnitzel, no side, Figlmüller + Side of parsley potatoes, Figlmüller + Glass of Grüner Veltliner, 1/8 l, Figlmüller (€58.40).
Restaurants most of the time
From Wiener Melange (coffee with frothed milk), Café Landtmann + Beef broth with semolina dumplings or pancake strips, Café Landtmann + Viennese beef goulash, Café Landtmann + Schnitzel (turkey or pork) with potato and lamb's lettuce salad and cranberries, Café Sperl + Gösser Märzen beer, 0.5 l, Café Sperl (€62.70) to Wiener Melange (coffee with frothed milk), Café Landtmann + Apple strudel, Café Landtmann + Beef broth with semolina dumplings or pancake strips, Café Landtmann + Viennese beef goulash, Café Landtmann + Wiener schnitzel (veal), Café Landtmann + Glass of Grüner Veltliner, 1/8 l, Figlmüller + Mineral water, still or sparkling, 0.33 l, Figlmüller (€89.20).
Getting around

Which ticket pays off

A pass is only cheaper past a certain number of rides. This is that number, worked out from the published fares.

  • 1-day pass at €10.20: it pays off from 4 rides a day at €3.00 each.
  • 7-day pass at €28.90: it pays off from 2 rides a day at €3.00 each.

A pass only counts on the lines it covers. Check which ones before you buy.

Accommodation

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

  • From July 1, 2026

    • 5% of the room price before VAT
  • From July 1, 2027

    • 8% of the room price before VAT

Which area to stay in Vienna: the neighbourhood comparison

Saving

What saves money in Vienna, and what does not

Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.

What saves

  • Eating “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner” instead of “Restaurants most of the time”: €29.00 – €31.00 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: €2.80 – €23.00 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters” instead of “Local and cheap”: €14.00 – €20.00 less per person per day.
  • “Apple strudel, Café Sperl” (€5.40) instead of “Apple strudel, Café Landtmann” (€8.20): €2.80 less each time.

What does not

  • The 1-day pass (€10.20) on fewer than 4 rides of €3.00 a day: it costs more than paying for each ticket.
Questions

Questions about money in Vienna

How much money do you need for a week in Vienna?

For seven days, €590 – €780 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

How much money do you need for 3 days in Vienna?

For 3 days, €260 – €340 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

What is a realistic daily budget in Vienna?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: €60.00 – €70.00 on the “Budget” style, €83 – €110 on the “Mid-range” style, and €140 – €170 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to Vienna on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: €60.00 – €70.00 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost in Vienna?

From €10.00 per person per day (“Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters”) to €89.00 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost in Vienna?

A ride on public transport costs €3.00 – €3.20. The 1-day pass costs €10.20 and pays off from 4 rides a day at €3.00 each.

Is there a lodging tax in Vienna?

Yes: 5% of the room price before VAT.

How much cash should you carry in Vienna?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about €95 – €220 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.

Is it better to use cash or card in Vienna?

By card: in general; major hotels. Card or cash, depending on the place: small shops.

Do you tip in Vienna?

Restaurants: customary. Taxis: customary.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

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