Move to Vienna
Austria · Expat Guide for Tech Workers
Rent (1BR)
$1,000
Rent (2BR)
$1,400
Transport
$33/mo
Expat Community
4/5
🌟 Why Vienna?
- ✓ Consistently ranked world's most liveable city
- ✓ Incredibly affordable public transport (365 EUR annual pass)
- ✓ Rich cultural heritage: music, museums, coffee house culture
- ✓ Central location with easy access to Bratislava, Budapest, Prague
🏠 Best Neighborhoods
Leopoldstadt (2nd)
Prater park, Danube canal, trendy, multicultural
$1,100/mo
Neubau (7th)
Hipster, museums quarter, independent shops
$1,200/mo
Mariahilf (6th)
Naschmarkt, shopping street, central, lively
$1,100/mo
Favoriten (10th)
Affordable, diverse, up-and-coming, good transit
$800/mo
✈ Airport
VIE (Vienna International)
☔ Weather
Continental: warm summers (26C), cold winters (-2C). Snowy winters. Wine-growing climate.
🎓 Schools
Several options (Vienna International School, AIS)
💻 Coworking
Growing (WeWork, Impact Hub, sektor5)
✅ First Week Checklist
- Register at Meldeamt (registration office) within 3 days
- Get a Wiener Linien Jahreskarte (annual pass, 365 EUR - just 1 EUR/day)
- Open a bank account (Erste Bank, BAWAG, or N26)
- Apply for Meldezettel (registration certificate)
- Visit a traditional Viennese coffee house (Kaffeehaus)
🏗 Top Industries
Tech
Life Sciences
Finance
International Organizations