Today's figures
FlatDrop data as of 30 October 2026, based on rental listings from the last 30 days on five portals, with duplicates across portals removed. Rent always means gross rent including operating costs.
- Median asking gross rent for a flat: €22.1 per m², from 12,561 listings.
- The middle half of listings asks between €18.7 and €26.3 per m².
- A 60 m² flat therefore costs about €1,320 a month.
- A room in a shared flat (WG) costs a median of €35.4 per m² of the room itself.
Median or average: what's the difference?
The average (mean) adds up all rents and divides by the number of flats. A few penthouses at €40 per m² pull it up noticeably, although hardly anyone is looking for one.
The median is the rent in the middle: half the flats are cheaper, half are dearer. Outliers barely move it. That is why we show the median, plus the range of the middle half. When someone quotes "the average rent", ask what they mean.
Gross or net: what the listing says
Net rent (Nettomiete or Hauptmietzins) is only the price of the flat itself. Gross rent (Bruttomiete) adds the operating costs (Betriebskosten) for water, waste, caretaking and insurance, plus VAT, 10 % for flats, if the landlord charges it. Heating and hot water are sometimes included, electricity almost never.
Some portals mainly show net rent, and those ads look cheaper than they are. Our figures only count listings that state the gross rent; estimated values are left out. So always compare gross with gross.
If a listing says "Gesamtmiete" or "Miete inkl. BK", it usually means gross rent. If it only says "HMZ" (Hauptmietzins) or "Nettomiete", add the operating costs and VAT before you compare. If the operating costs are missing from the ad, ask for the exact amount.
Rent by district
The districts are several euros per m² apart. We only show a district once at least 20 listings stand behind it; right now that is 23 of 23. All districts with a map, range and room counts are under rent by district.
- Cheapest: Simmering (€18.9/m²), Liesing (€19.0/m²), Ottakring (€19.3/m²).
- Most expensive: Innere Stadt (€26.7/m²), Donaustadt (€25.4/m²), Landstraße (€24.0/m²).
Why the official average rent is lower
According to Statistik Austria, Vienna households renting their main home paid an average of €10.6 per m² including operating costs in 2025. That is a true average, but over every existing lease: council flats, cooperative flats and contracts signed ten or thirty years ago.
Listings show what a flat that becomes free today costs. For your search, that is the number that counts. The official figure is more useful for seeing how much cheaper an old lease or a flat in social housing is.
How to work out your budget
Take the gross rent from the listing and add electricity, and for many flats heating and hot water if they are not included. Ask whether the operating costs are an advance payment (Akonto): then a yearly statement follows that can mean paying more or getting money back.
When you move in, also count on the deposit, usually three months' gross rent, and for a cooperative flat on the financing contribution. Since July 2023 you usually no longer pay an agent's commission on a rented flat if the landlord hired the agent.
What sets the rent of a flat
- Age and legal status: for many old-building flats the Tenancy Act caps the rent through the Richtwert; in privately financed new builds it can be agreed freely.
- Fixed term: in an old building under the Richtwert, a fixed-term rent must be 25 % below the open-ended one. At least 30% of listings state a fixed-term lease.
- Location and transport: rents vary a lot within a district too, by neighbourhood, noise and distance to the U-Bahn.
- Features: a balcony, a lift, first occupancy and furniture cost extra.
Is my rent fair?
Enter district, size and gross rent in the rent check: it compares your offer with current listings of the same size. How rents develop over the weeks and how fast flats are taken is in the market data.
If you pay clearly more than allowed in an old-building flat, you can have the rent checked for free at the Schlichtungsstelle. The guide on whether your rent is too high explains how. If you are still searching, you can see all flats online now with a comparison to their district.