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Choose a country and a lifestyle and see what a student spends each month, built from the ranges universities and governments publish.
Austria, Vienna
Lifestyle: Standard. Budget is the low end of each published range, Standard the midpoint, Comfortable the high end.
- Rent€675
- Food€365
- Local transport€32
- Health insurance€79
- Phone and internet€40
- Per month
- €1,191About $1,310 (approximate USD)
- Per year (12 months)
- €14,286About $15,715 (approximate USD)
- Living costs for 12 months
- €14,286About $15,715 (approximate USD)
Where each figure comes from
Rent: €450 to €900 a month
- EUR 450-900 per month WU Vienna International Students (2026)
- EUR 450-700 per month University of Vienna International Office
Food: €350 to €380 a month
- EUR 380 per month WU Vienna International Students (2026)
- EUR 350 per month University of Vienna International Office
Local transport: €25 to €38 a month
- EUR 300 (under 26); EUR 461 (over 26) per year WU Vienna International Students (2026)
Health insurance: €79 to €79 a month
- EUR 78.84 per month OeAD (Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation) (2026)
Phone and internet: €40 to €40 a month
- EUR 40 per month WU Vienna International Students (2026)
Typical total: €1,200 to €1,600 a month
- EUR 1,200-1,600 per month WU Vienna International Students (2026)
- EUR 1,400 per month University of Vienna International Office