Finding Housing in Vienna
This comprehensive guide will cover essential information on navigating the rental process in Vienna, focusing on rental market trends, the best neighborhoods for expats…
Long term rentals in Vienna
While short-term rentals of a couple of days, weeks, or a few months are fairly easy, as described in our post here, long term rentals in Vienna are slightly more complicated, but not actually too difficult. This is not characteristic of Vienna or Austria alone; in every other country, long-term…
Education in Vienna – kindergartens, schools and universities
Information about education in Vienna is important for your relocation to the city for several possible reasons: you have children that need to attend school, you are enrolled as a student at a university in Vienna or you are a teacher and you are looking for a teaching job. Whatever…
Visas and residence permits for Vienna (and Austria)
Visas and residence permits are important parts of your visit to Vienna (and Austria), or for moving and settling down over here. Here is some guidance about this topic. Austria is a member of Schengen countries and Schengen visas of Type C issued to enter Austria are valid for other…
Jobs in Vienna (and Austria)
When it comes to jobs in Vienna, you will have to ask yourself several questions: Are you looking for a temp job (like bartending) or something for the long term? Do you have a working permit? Are you a citizen of the EU country? Do you speak German? And so…
Cost of living in Vienna
A complete, current breakdown of the cost of living in Vienna: rent by district, groceries, transport, health insurance, education, entertainment, and average salaries by industry.
Hello, I am Jan, a travel writer based in the Czech Republic. I specialize in discovering and writing about my homeland: medieval towns, mountain hikes, the local pub scene, and off-the-tourist-radar destinations.
I also write about life as an expat in Czechia, just what it is like to live here, and not just visit. That means the little victories, the cultural surprises, and the daily realities of establishing life in this side of the world. I have also spent some time in Vienna (Austria), and I wrote several useful articles for expats there.