Prices - is Vienna expensive?
As the capital city of the world’s seventh richest nation, you might expect Vienna to be expensive. But it’s not bad compared to the likes of London and Tokyo.
For guidance, here are some prices from late 2005…
Food & drink
- A large beer in a bar: €3.20
- A large beer in a supermarket: €0.60
- A bottle of wine in a supermarket: You can get drinkable wine for under €2 a bottle with no upper limit…
- 1.5l Bottle of mineral water in a supermarket: €0.40 to €0.60 (but the tap water is just as good)
- Drink of coke in a bar: €2.30 for a 0.35l bottle
- Can of coke in a supermarket: €0.50
- Typical main course of fried cutlet of pork with potato salad: €8.00
- 100g bar of chocolate in a supermarket: €0.80
- Big Mac: €2.75
- Cappuccino and cake in a coffee house: €7.00
Tip: Food and drink is very inexpensive in supermarkets, especially the discounters like Hofer or Penny Markt.
Travel…
- Car hire: A budget, small car for one day is about €40. A standard 4-door, €77.
- Petrol/gasoline: €1/l for standard lead-free (about double the gas price in the USA at the time).
- One day travel card for Vienna’s public transport system: €5.00
- Return ticket to the airport on a dedicated non-stop train: €16.00
- Taxi transfer from airport to city (one way): €22 to €28 if booked ahead.
Entertainment
- Movie theater tickets at an English-language cinema: €6.60 to €8.40
- Theater tickets: Prices begin as low as €2 if you’ll stand, even in the most prestigious locations like the state opera house. The best seats can cost anything from €50 to €250.
- New music CD: €14.00
- Entrance ticket to the zoo: €12.00