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Czechia · Austria

Prague vs Vienna: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Prague and Vienna compared on cost, safety, weather and size
PragueCzechiaViennaAustria
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$60$85
Mid-range$145$200
Luxury$305$425
Price level0.59× US (2025)0.82× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 1Level 1
Best monthsMay, Jun, Jul and AugJun, Jul, Aug and Sep
Annual rain665 mm714 mm
Average high15.6 °C16.4 °C
Population1.2M1.7M
Time zoneEurope/PragueEurope/Vienna

The short answer

Prague is about 28 % cheaper per day than Vienna, $145 against $200 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 1 advisory. In September, the daily average is 17 °C in Prague and 18 °C in Vienna.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Prague overview
  • Vienna overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Prague trip cost
  • Is Prague safe?
  • Vienna trip cost
  • Is Vienna safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Europe
  • Safest cities in Europe

Countries

  • All cities in Czechia
  • All cities in Austria

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.