Austria
Imperial cities and Alpine valleys, run with a precision that makes travel effortless.
Slightly cheaper. The exchange rate moved +4.5%; local prices rose +3.2%.
- Lean
- $77
- Comfort
- $358
Ranked 59 of 123.
The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026
Austria: 4.8% cheaper for US-dollar travelers than a year ago, after adjusting for inflation. A mid-range day costs about $164 per person, excluding international flights. The US State Department advisory is Level 1 (normal precautions). It ranks 59 of 123 on the Trip Arbitrage Index, with a score of 59 out of 100.
What your money buys there
30 monthsThe dashed line is what a currency converter shows. The solid line is the same thing after prices in both countries are taken into account. When they part, the solid one is telling the truth.
How the score is built
- Dislocation ×0.36
- 54
- Price floor ×0.30
- 19
- Safety ×0.20
- 100
- Ease ×0.14
- 98
Real price drop vs last year and vs the five-year norm
How low the daily cost is in absolute terms
From the current travel advisory
How well set up the country is for visitors
The full reading
| Real change, 3 months | +4.2% | Is the move still going, or already reversing? |
|---|---|---|
| Real change, 12 months | +4.8% | The headline: what your money buys versus a year ago. |
| Exchange rate alone, 12 months | +4.5% | What a currency converter would tell you. |
| Local inflation, 12 months | +3.2% | How much of that the destination's own prices took back. |
| Versus five-year average | −2.5% | Cheap or dear against its own recent history. |
| Advisory | Level 1 | Normal precautions |
| Ease of travel | 4.9 / 5 | Effortless |
- Vienna's coffee houses and concert halls
- Excellent national rail pass value
- Summer hiking with hut-to-hut networks
Ski season in the big resorts prices like Switzerland, and Salzburg and Hallstatt are overrun in July and August.
When to go
November is off season- Janoff season
- Feboff season
- Maroff season
- Aproff season
- Mayshoulder season
- Junpeak season
- Julpeak season
- Augoff season
- Seppeak season
- Octshoulder season
- Novoff season
- Decpeak season
Safety and ease
- US State Department
- Level 1: Normal precautions · updated August 20, 2026
- Read the full advisory ↗
- Advisories are often regional. A country-wide level can hide both safe areas and no-go zones, and other governments may judge differently.
- Tourism infrastructure
- Effortless · 4.9 / 5
Cities in Austria
- Vienna$180a day
Head to head
- Austria vs Italy$157a day there
- Austria vs Germany$152a day there
- Austria vs Belgium$153a day there
- Austria vs Sweden$161a day there
- Austria vs Finland$165a day there
Booking a trip: Austria
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Austria, in five questions
Answers are generated from the index reading of November 12, 2026, in US dollars. To cite: “Trip Arbitrage (triparbitrage.com), reading of November 12, 2026.”
- How much does it cost per day to travel in Austria?
- As of November 12, 2026, a day in Austria costs about $77 on a lean budget, $164 mid-range and $358 in comfort, per person, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates, updated daily for local inflation and the exchange rate.
- Is Austria cheaper to visit than a year ago?
- Yes. Over the past 12 months the exchange rate moved +4.5% for US-dollar holders while prices in Austria rose +3.2%, a net real change of +4.8% in purchasing power. Against its own five-year average, Austria is 2.5% more expensive.
- Is Austria safe to travel to right now?
- The US State Department rates Austria at Level 1: Normal precautions. Ski season in the big resorts prices like Switzerland, and Salzburg and Hallstatt are overrun in July and August. Advisories are often regional and other governments may differ, so read the full advisory before booking.
- When is the cheapest time to visit Austria?
- The shoulder months, when the weather is workable and prices ease, are: May, October. The best conditions, and the highest prices, come in: June, July, September, December. Right now (November) is off season.
- How easy is Austria to travel around?
- Austria scores 4.9 out of 5 for ease of travel (effortless), a measure of transport, lodging, payments, wayfinding and access to healthcare. Imperial cities and Alpine valleys, run with a precision that makes travel effortless.
Elsewhere in Europe
- Türkiye
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Romania
- Serbia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Moldova
- Hungary
- Poland
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Greece
- Spain
- Italy
- France
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Cyprus
- United Kingdom
- Sweden
- Norway
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Finland
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Andorra
- Monaco
- San Marino
- Liechtenstein
- Ukraine
- Belarus
- Russia
- Kosovo
Reading of November 12, 2026. In US dollars, Austria reads +4.8% over twelve months in real terms with a mid-range day near $164. Costs are modeled, not quoted: see the method.