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Student eats · November 2026
Studying abroad in Vienna
Every meal here costs €12 or less.
About $14 US. Typical prices, checked November 2, 2026.Vienna is pricier than it looks, but students know the tricks: open sandwiches for under €2, a Käsekrainer at a sausage stand, one coffee that buys you a café table all afternoon, and cheap Turkish food by the Brunnenmarkt.
A day of eating for €18
- Breakfast, €4: Ströck, a Kipferl (Viennese croissant) and a coffee
- Lunch, €8: Trzesniewski, three or four small open sandwiches and a Pfiff (tiny beer)
- Dinner, €6: Bitzinger Würstelstand Albertina, a Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage) with mustard and bread
Breakfast, lunch and dinner: €18, about $21.
Eat for €12 or less
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€4Breakfast
Ströck
Get: A Kipferl (Viennese croissant) and a coffee
The local bakery chain, on almost every corner, open early.
2A photo like it
€8Lunch
Trzesniewski
Get: Three or four small open sandwiches and a Pfiff (tiny beer)
Since 1902, tiny open sandwiches for under two euros each.
3A photo like it
€6Late
Bitzinger Würstelstand Albertina
Get: A Käsekrainer (cheese-filled sausage) with mustard and bread
A sausage stand across from the Opera, open late, where you'll see people in evening dress eating next to students.
4A photo like it
€12Dinner
Kent
Get: A pide or a plate of manti
A Vienna institution that grew out of a Turkish teahouse, open from early to late, with a big garden in summer.
5
€5Snack
Café Sperl
Get: One Melange (Viennese coffee). That buys the table for the afternoon
A coffeehouse unchanged since 1880. Nobody rushes you, so one coffee is a whole afternoon of studying.
6
€8Lunch
Naschmarkt
Get: Falafel or a kebab from the stalls at the Kettenbrückengasse end
Vienna's big market, with cheap Middle Eastern stalls between the expensive ones.
The market
Monday to Saturday
Brunnenmarkt
Brunnengasse, Ottakring
Get: Fruit, vegetables, bread and cheese, the cheapest in Vienna
The biggest street market in Vienna and much cheaper than the Naschmarkt. The Yppenplatz end has cafés.
The supermarket to find
Hofer, Billa or Spar
- Leberkäse rolls from the deli counter for a couple of euros
- Manner wafers, cheap and very Viennese
- A Billa or Spar ready salad for lunch
Hofer (Aldi in Austria) is the cheapest. Shops close Sundays, except at Westbahnhof and the airport.
How students save in Vienna
- Use the Mensa: university canteens (Mensen) serve a hot lunch for a few euros.
- Get the semester ticket for students: cheap unlimited transport.
- Tap water in Vienna comes from the Alps. Drink it, and ask for it free with your coffee.
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