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• Average cost of living per month (2024)

  Accommodation (incl. heating, electricity)	€ 450
  Food	€ 350
  Public transport	€ 30
  Study and personal requirements (book, spare time, etc.)	€ 400
  Monthly expenses	€ 1200 -  € 1,230

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• Students below the age of 26

  Students of the University of Vienna under 26 years of age can buy a semester ticket from any ticket sales office or online.
  At any ticket sales office you can buy the ticket even if you do not have a valid student ID card and your payment of the Austrian Students' Union fee has not yet been registered. (You will need to prove that you are registered at the University of Vienna: Certificate of Arrival; admission letter with handwritten student ID number.)
  
  
  
• Trainees and students over the age of 26

  Erasmus+ trainees do not have student status at the University of Vienna and are therefore not able to buy the semester ticket for public transport. As an alternative, you can buy a Annual season ticket ("Jahreskarte"). The annual ticket can be cancelled at any time before the first day of the month without needing to state a reason, for a one-off fee of currently € 22.
• What to do if you lose your ticket

  If you bought the ticket at a Wiener Linien service office, first of all you need to make an official "notice of loss" ("Verlustanzeige") or "notice of theft" ("Diebstahlanzeige"). Then take the "notice of loss/or theft" with you to the Wiener Linien service centre ("Kundenzentrum der Wiener Linien", Erdbergstraße 202) and get a new ticket there (administration fee: ~€ 10).

  If you bought your personalised ticket via the Wiener Linien’s online ticket shop, you can just print it out again yourself for free.

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• Doctors and dentists

  Further information on health insurance is available here.

  You can get medical treatment in Vienna 24/7. Doctors (not including dentists) in Vienna can be found in the list of national health doctors ("Verzeichnis der Wiener Kassenärzte" – select "All health funds" ("Alle Kassen")). In the event of an emergency, please call an ambulance (emergency number 144) or go to a hospital.

  Should you require a doctor during the night or at the weekend, there is an emergency medical service ("Ärztefunkdienst"). They will send you a doctor according to the medical particulars you describe. Furthermore, there is an 'open surgery' you can go to on weekends and public holidays (Saturday, Sunday, public holidays from 8:00 to 20:00).

  Dentists can be found in the list of dentists ("Zahnärzteverzeichnis"). In the event of an emergency, there is an emergency service ("Zahnarztnotdienst").
• Psychological Counselling

  The Psychological Counselling Service ("Psychologische Studierendenberatung") provides assistance with academic and personal concerns offering psychological counselling, study advice, coaching, psychotherapy, etc. All services are free of charge for students of the University of Vienna.

  Further contacts in the event of psychological and psychosocial crises:

  • Center for Crisis Intervention ("Kriseninterventionszentrum")
  • Spiritual Welfare Hotline (via phone 142 or online)
  • Socio-psychiatric Emergency Service ("Sozialpsychiatrischer Notdienst")

  
  The Austrian Students' Union (Österreichische Hochschüler_innenschaft (ÖH)) offers a phone helpline, as well as useful further resources on the topic of mental health.
• Pharmacies

  Overview of pharmacies and their opening hours in Vienna.

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• Further services offered by ESN

  • Facebook group ESN Vienna Living (for finding accommodation)
  • Facebook Language Tandem Service ESN Vienna
  • Facebook group ESN Vienna Buy & Sell (for buying and selling various products)
  • ESNcard

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• Cinemas

  There are three cinemas in Vienna which show films in English or in the original version.

  • Artis International
  • Burg Kino
  • English Cinema Haydn

  Moreover, selected films are regularly shown in the original version or with German and/or English subtitles in these cinemas (amongst others):

  • Gartenbaukino
  • Village Cinemas
  • Actor’s Studio
  • Apollo Kino
  • Votivkino & De France
  • Filmcasino
  • Top Kino
  • Lugner Kino City
  • UCI Kinowelt Millenium City

  During the summer there are all kinds of open-air film festivals such as the Filmfestival am Rathausplatz and the Kino wie noch nie.
• Music and stage shows

  The city's theatres and concert halls have a varied programme throughout the entire year, ranging from classical to modern music. In addition to the big concert halls and opera houses, there are various festivals and numerous concerts. You will find information about the musical diversity in Vienna here.

  Performances in English are offered at some theatres:

  • Open House Theatre (offering English-speaking plays at various venues)
    
  • Vienna’s English Theatre (comedies, thrillers, farces, English and American classics in English)
    
  • Vienna Theatre Project (plays and musicals in English at various venues)
    
  • English Lovers (English-speaking improvisation theatre at various venues)
    

  You will find an overview of theatres in Vienna here.

  Alongside the big theatre venues, a lively cabaret scene has developed in Vienna. There are various cabaret venues such as: 

  • Kabarett Simpl
  • Stadtsaal
  • Vindobona
  • Kabarett Niedermair
  • Orpheum
• Sights and museums

  The architecture of Vienna ranges from the magnificent baroque buildings and Art Nouveau palaces to modern architecture. You will find an overview of important sights here.

  Additionally, the city has more than a hundred museums and important collections as well as tiny, unusual ones. You will find an overview of museums here. Some unusual museums: 

  • Bestattungsmuseum (Funeral Museum)
    
  • Dritte Mann Museum (Third Man Museum)
    
  • Schoko Museum (Chocolate Museum)
• Sports facilities

  Vienna offers a wide range of sporting facilities:

  • You can attend courses at the University Sport Institute (“Universitätssportinstitut” – USI)
  • Themed cycle paths
  • Mountain bike tracks
  • Nearby recreational areas: the Prater Park, the Danube Island
  • City walks
• Markets

  There are a lot of markets in Vienna. Apart from food markets such as the well-known Vienna Naschmarkt, there is a range of special occasional markets as well as some flea markets. In addition to the wide range of food, there are also some restaurants and cafés where you can enjoy a good meal.

  • Naschmarkt
  • Brunnenmarkt
  • Karmelitermarkt

  Special occasional markets are held on special occasions such as Easter, All Saint's Day, Christmas and New Year at many locations throughout Vienna.

  • Christmas markets
  • Easter markets

  Vienna has some flea markets which take place regularly as well as on special occasions such as street festivals. One of the biggest flea markets is the flea market at the Naschmarkt. A flea market calendar gives an overview.