Austria

Posted by Juliiette
@nem_deux

i say both.

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

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Posted by Juliiette
@nem_deux

i say both.

Thanks miss

Yes I was thinking both, there are trains, the journey is around 2 hours

i have a friend who studied flute in salzburg, but she has ands placements i doubt she noticed anything, never talked about anything but her love life. i will try to contact her and ask.

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Posted by Timon
I've been to Vienna although it was more than 10 years ago. Beautiful city.

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

Posted by Palerio
Hallstatt is worth a visit.

Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna


it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month


but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.



Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area €1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area €1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat €231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area €838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area €611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio €150

Posted by UnicornSag
Austria is a great country to visit, even more in Christmas time I wanted to go there for new year but we were too late to book a trip so it will probably be next Christmas destination for me as well. Wanted to go in spring time but I think it's a better choice for Christmas although it sure is beautiful earlier as well.My friend said it's great, saw photos and looks really amazing

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Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by UnicornSag
Austria is a great country to visit, even more in Christmas time I wanted to go there for new year but we were too late to book a trip so it will probably be next Christmas destination for me as well. Wanted to go in spring time but I think it's a better choice for Christmas although it sure is beautiful earlier as well.My friend said it's great, saw photos and looks really amazing

Do you think there would be much snow there at Christmas time ?

Well that really depends on time weather when it comes that time, sometimes there is and sometimes there isn't. We have similar climate here so it's very uncertain. It's often snowing for Christmas but sometimes there can be snow earlier and none for that time so it's really hard to say. I think this year there was. When we started trip (2 days before new year) here started snowing and it was like that all through Austria and Germany

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Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna


it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month


but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.



Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area €1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area €1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat €231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area €838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area €611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio €150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas

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Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna


it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month


but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.



Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area €1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area €1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat €231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area €838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area €611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio €150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas

hm i just realized i looked through some of those sites and it's 200 euros on average for a WEEK..not month.

so ....some places go up to 350 a week.

so on average 1000 a month.

read the fine print..and take alot of money.

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Posted by lisabethur8

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Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna


it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month


but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.



Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area €1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area €1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat €231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area €838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area €611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio €150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas

hm i just realized i looked through some of those sites and it's 200 euros on average for a WEEK..not month.

so ....some places go up to 350 a week.

so on average 1000 a month.

read the fine print..and take alot of money.

Booking.com seems like a good option Lisa.....I have seen a few apartments for between 250-600 for 5 days which seems reasonable

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Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna


it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month


but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.



Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area €1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area €1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat €231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area €838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area €611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio €150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas

hm i just realized i looked through some of those sites and it's 200 euros on average for a WEEK..not month.

so ....some places go up to 350 a week.

so on average 1000 a month.

read the fine print..and take alot of money.

Booking.com seems like a good option Lisa.....I have seen a few apartments for between 250-600 for 5 days which seems reasonable

yeah it's really expensive even for teh cheap places.

it's better you bring another person so you go half half on expenses.

my mother in law said it was 359 euros per night in Iceland for a hotel on average, so for a week's worth that's over 2000 euros. she had to take a hostel type of room so it would be half the cost but still over 1000 a week for her to stay in Iceland.

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Posted by lisabethur8

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Posted by lisabethur8
there is a good site for this, star.

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/vienna


it's super cheap if you live in a small flat, around 200 average a month


but it's not in a luxury neighborhood or anything.



Housing

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area €1,414

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area €1,028

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat €231

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area €838

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area €611

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio €150

Thanks Lisa . I will take a look. We will be there for a week I would say for Christmas

hm i just realized i looked through some of those sites and it's 200 euros on average for a WEEK..not month.

so ....some places go up to 350 a week.

so on average 1000 a month.

read the fine print..and take alot of money.

Booking.com seems like a good option Lisa.....I have seen a few apartments for between 250-600 for 5 days which seems reasonable

yeah it's really expensive even for teh cheap places.

it's better you bring another person so you go half half on expenses.

my mother in law said it was 359 euros per night in Iceland for a hotel on average, so for a week's worth that's over 2000 euros. she had to take a hostel type of room so it would be half the cost but still over 1000 a week for her to stay in Iceland.

Three of us are going Lisa

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Posted by sultrykitty
Went there with my mom to visit family, near Vienna. It was a long time ago but I would love to go again. We went in early summer and stayed in a small village near the Italian border. Beautiful, sometimes beyond words. And I live in a very beautiful part of the US.

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

Posted by Palerio

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

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Posted by Mr_Pinchy

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Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

Falco swag lol. I love his "Jeanny"

Dude died in Venezuela, in a car crash, they found coke, heroin, weed and alcohol in his blood. Go big or go home lol...

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Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

Falco swag lol. I love his "Jeanny"

Dude died in Venezuela, in a car crash, they found coke, heroin, weed and alcohol in his blood. Go big or go home lol...

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Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

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Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

What is the cost of living like in Vienna @waterbearer_fem ?

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Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

What is the cost of living like in Vienna @waterbearer_fem ?

Living expenses for food, public transport and even leisure activities have a huge range, you can live pretty good with little money.

Renting flats/rooms is another story. Vienna is a growing city and it very much depends on where you wanna be in residence, the inner districts are far more expensive than the suburban ones.

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Posted by NemDeux

he has quite a few vids up; quite accurate. if you need help/tipps; you know i live in vienna; pm me.

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Posted by lisabethur8
@star,

that's the country where Josef Fritzl lives. now in prison or locked up.


i've been to austria...it always feels really spooky there...

does it hurt to be THIS dumb?

locked up or in prison ....

facepalm

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Posted by NemDeux

Posted by lisabethur8
@star,

that's the country where Josef Fritzl lives. now in prison or locked up.


i've been to austria...it always feels really spooky there...

does it hurt to be THIS dumb?

locked up or in prison ....

facepalm

i didnt bother to look up and search where he's at now i'm assuming in a mental institution.

why for the need to put me down? you could just easily say, 'no he's not locked up or in prison he's in....but instead you have to be nasty about it. what's wrong with you? people arent walking around being all smart to your standards.


edit - it's people like you that have abusive tendancies that talk like that to another human being. i've known them and they do exactly like you. gaslight.

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Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by NemDeux

he has quite a few vids up; quite accurate. if you need help/tipps; you know i live in vienna; pm me.

Thank you Nem, very helpful

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vienna is not a cheap place per se; the usual touristy spots like schönbrunn (including the zoo; the oldest in europe and on the grounds of schönbrunn) and the restaurants etc do charge obnoxious prices.

but the the trams are fairly cheap so you can see a lot just by driving around the ringstraße; and walks in the city are free. most churches do not charge a fee; most museums are fine adults anywhere between 10/12 €; up to 18 it's free.

make sure to book early (the sooner the cheaper).

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Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

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Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

Salzburg was fun and nice place to relax. I sort of got bored of it within a few days.

I liked it a lot and would recommend it.

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Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

It is a country i have always wanted to see....thinking of spending Christmas there


Thanks

🙂

Posted by CancerOnTheCusp

Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

It is a country i have always wanted to see....thinking of spending Christmas there


Thanks

🙂

I would say both.

Vienna is a cosmopolitan city. Be warned, it is expensive. Favorite things to see were the Hofburg and the Roman ruins excavation in Michaelerplatz, and Schonbrunn.

Salzburg is charming. My one regret was not visiting the Capuchin monastery while I was there.

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Posted by nano
May be a dumb question, but can you do okay in Vienna if you only know English?

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Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

It is a country i have always wanted to see....thinking of spending Christmas there


Thanks

🙂

I was there last month and will probably go again in a couple of months.

Vienna is my fave city in europe but there are so many beautiful places to see in Austria. I suggest renting a car if you have more time. Thing is vienna and salzburg arent that close and there are numerous magnificent places near both cities.

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Posted by MyStarsShine
Thinking of going to Austria later in the year

Anyone been?

Vienna or Salzburg or both ?

It is a country i have always wanted to see....thinking of spending Christmas there


Thanks

🙂

I was there last month and will probably go again in a couple of months.

Vienna is my fave city in europe but there are so many beautiful places to see in Austria. I suggest renting a car if you have more time. Thing is vienna and salzburg arent that close and there are numerous magnificent places near both cities.

Thanks...I am very excited

We may get a car but I checked the trains out and its a couple of hours journey...I love train travel

Yeah, if you will spend a good amount of time there the train is a good choice too.

Visit Graz if you have time!

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Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

How harsh is the Winter? And what is summer like? Best places for music and opera?

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Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

How harsh is the Winter? And what is summer like? Best places for music and opera?

I don't like the winters much, bc I'm from a totally different part of the country and yeah, Austria is small, but the climate varies a bit... winter in Vienna is wet, foggy and pretty windy. There's hardly any snow. Temperature below zero degrees is considered cold. But Vienna is beautiful to look at around Christmas.

The Vienna State Opera is one of the world's most famous and it's really pretty by the way, so if you're into classical music, it's pretty much one of the places to be! The Wiener Musikverein Concert Hall should be mentioned as well.

There's a vivid music scene in general, it depends on what you like. There are Jazz Clubs as well as Clubs for the Electronic music lovers and a lot of locations where you can listen to live music any day of the week. Are you looking for a genre in particular? Then I can probably name places.

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Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

How harsh is the Winter? And what is summer like? Best places for music and opera?

I don't like the winters much, bc I'm from a totally different part of the country and yeah, Austria is small, but the climate varies a bit... winter in Vienna is wet, foggy and pretty windy. There's hardly any snow. Temperature below zero degrees is considered cold. But Vienna is beautiful to look at around Christmas.

The Vienna State Opera is one of the world's most famous and it's really pretty by the way, so if you're into classical music, it's pretty much one of the places to be! The Wiener Musikverein Concert Hall should be mentioned as well.

There's a vivid music scene in general, it depends on what you like. There are Jazz Clubs as well as Clubs for the Electronic music lovers and a lot of locations where you can listen to live music any day of the week. Are you looking for a genre in particular? Then I can probably name places.

Sounds amazing

Which parts of Austria are more likely to have snow in December ?

Thanks

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Posted by SpaceBird

Posted by waterbearer_fem
I currently live in Vienna, so if you got some questions, fire away.

How harsh is the Winter? And what is summer like? Best places for music and opera?

I don't like the winters much, bc I'm from a totally different part of the country and yeah, Austria is small, but the climate varies a bit... winter in Vienna is wet, foggy and pretty windy. There's hardly any snow. Temperature below zero degrees is considered cold. But Vienna is beautiful to look at around Christmas.

The Vienna State Opera is one of the world's most famous and it's really pretty by the way, so if you're into classical music, it's pretty much one of the places to be! The Wiener Musikverein Concert Hall should be mentioned as well.

There's a vivid music scene in general, it depends on what you like. There are Jazz Clubs as well as Clubs for the Electronic music lovers and a lot of locations where you can listen to live music any day of the week. Are you looking for a genre in particular? Then I can probably name places.

Sounds amazing

Which parts of Austria are more likely to have snow in December ?

Thanks

In general it's more likely to see snow in the Western parts of the country and in particular in the mountains. If you visit Salzburg, chances are high there will be snow somewhere.

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