Austria
How much home does a salary buy in Vienna?
In Vienna, the average net yearly salary buys 9.1 m² of apartment. A 60 m² flat costs 6.6 full years of salary, rank 13 of 53 in Europe.
Price per m²€4,940Immobilien-Durchschnittspreise, Sonderauswertung (Medianwerte) 2015-2025 - Statistik Austria (erstellt 28.05.2026) · median, transaction prices, 2024
Average net wage€3,764Statistik Austria, Lohnsteuerstatistik 2024, Tabelle 10.1 'Arbeitnehmer:innen mit ganzjaehrigen Bezuegen und Vollzeitbeschaeftigung' nach Politischen Bezirken + publication Uebersicht 2 (Wien 45163 EUR/yr) · mean, city, 2024
Years of pay for 60 m²6.6
m² per year of pay9.1 m²
B Data quality: Official, one limitation · Price and wage: 2024 This is the latest year for which an official price and wage from the same year both exist. · Rank in Europe: 13 of 53
Prices and wages in Vienna, 2021–2026
Price and wage are from the same year. Empty cells mean the official figure is not published (yet).
| Year | Price €/m² | Net wage €/month | Years of pay for 60 m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021. | €5,009 | €3,121 | 8.0 |
| 2022. | €5,516 | €3,264 | 8.4 |
| 2023. | €5,000 | €3,492 | 7.2 |
| 2024. | €4,940 | €3,764 | 6.6 |
| 2025. | €5,212 | – | – |
| 2026. | – | – | – |
Years of salary for 60 m² in Vienna, by job
Job wages are estimates: the local average net wage × the job's pay ratio in that country (Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, broad occupation groups). Nurse = health associate professionals.
| City average | €3,764 | 6.6 salaries |
| Nurse | €3,704 | 6.7 salaries |
| Teacher | €4,600 | 5.4 salaries |
| IT specialist | €5,179 | 4.8 salaries |
| Shop worker | €2,680 | 9.2 salaries |
| Builder | €3,346 | 7.4 salaries |
Other cities
| Bucharest Romania | 10 of 53 | 6.1 salaries |
| Rome Italy | 11 of 53 | 6.3 salaries |
| Rotterdam Netherlands | 12 of 53 | 6.3 salaries |
| Skopje North Macedonia | 14 of 53 | 7.4 salaries |
| Lyon France | 15 of 53 | 7.4 salaries |
| Tallinn Estonia | 16 of 53 | 7.6 salaries |