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| District |
Description |
Housing type |
Approx. net rent**
€/m2 |
| 1* |
Inner city, home to majority of Vienna's points of interestPrater as one of the largest green areas in town, fairly urban residential areas |
exclusively apartments, mainly in old buildingsmainly apartments, majority in
old buildings |
12-13 |
| 2 |
Prater as one of the largest green areas in town, fairly
urban residential areas |
mainly apartments, majority in old buildings |
8-10 |
| 3* |
Mixture of diplomatic living area, buildings with military
history, trade and industry flair, Belvedere Castle |
exclusively apartments, both old and new buildings |
11-13 |
| 4* |
Embassy and diplomatic district, Karlskirche |
exclusively apartments, mainly in old buildings |
11-13 |
| 5 |
Very urban average residential district, many narrow
streets |
exclusively apartments |
8-12 |
| 6 |
Very urban, little green areas, very good shopping infrastructure |
exclusively apartments |
8-12 |
| 7* |
Scene quarter with many pubs, bars,
nightclubs etc., fairly urban |
exclusively apartments |
8-12 |
| 8* |
Popular living area for younger people/students, urban,
many smaller restaurants, pubs etc. |
exclusively apartments |
8-12 |
| 9* |
Hospitals, student quarter, very urban |
exclusively apartments, mainly old buildings |
8-12 |
| 10 |
"Worker district", satellite city, industrial zones,
shopping streets |
apartments/ tenement houses |
7-10 |
| 11 |
"Worker district", satellite city, industrial zones |
apartments/ tenement houses |
7-10 |
| 12* |
Good living area |
mainly apartments |
8-12 |
| 13* |
Beautiful residential area, many green areas, different
types of housing, Castle of Schönbrunn, Lainzer Tiergarten |
apartments/houses |
8-13 |
| 14 |
Average residential district, loosened up with green
zones |
apartments |
9-12 |
| 15 |
Average residential district, loosened up with green
zones |
apartments |
8-12 |
| 16 |
Traditional workers district, many pubs, bordering with
Vienna Woods in the West |
apartments |
8-12 |
| 17 |
Multi-storey rental buildings, located on border of Vienna
Woods in the West |
apartments |
8-12 |
| 18* |
Beautiful residential area, plenty of green zones, loosened-up
building structure, old villa |
apartments/houses, mainly old buildings |
10-13 |
| 19* |
Very inviting, hilly residential district, old wine villages
grown together |
apartments/houses, mainly old buildings |
10-13 |
| 20 |
Normal living area, tenement houses, Augarten Castle
with ack-ack towers in the park |
apartments |
7-10 |
| 21 |
East of the River Danube, melting pot of village and
city |
apartments/houses |
7-10 |
| 22 |
Partly urban, partly rural character, big hospital |
apartments/houses |
8-11 |
| 23* |
Rural character living area, very good residential district
with plenty of green areas |
houses, villa |
10-13 |
* top residential areas ** Total rent = net rent plus
running costs of the building
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General rent structure
Net rent (+10% VAT)
+ Running costs of the building (+10% VAT)
+ Heating (+20% VAT)_________________
= Total gross rent
+ Individual running costs: electricity/gas (approx. €
1,-/m² per month), TV, telephone, internet, etc.
Nota bene: If there is a central gas heating in a rental building, the costs
for gas are included in the running costs of the building!
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Renting a Home
General Information: In general, Vienna always has a big market of rental objects. There is a large offer of single-room apartments, but by far the most offers can be found in the section of two- to three-room apartments. If you are looking for an apartment with four or five rooms, you have less offers to choose from. And the selection in the field of apartments with more than five rooms or houses is even more limited like in most big cities.
The majority of rental objects are found by real-estate agents which means that a commission needs to be paid upon signing the rent contract. In rare cases you might be lucky to find your new home from a private advertisement.
Vienna has a large number of old buildings. Apartments in such buildings usually have very high ceilings up to 3 or 4 m height. These old buildings are usually a few storeys high (in general approximately 4-5 storeys) and often have no lift. However, renewed buildings are in most cases equipped with a lift. In newer buildings the height of the ceiling usually lies well below 3 m. In general, it is not very easy to find old building apartments with either a balcony, a (roof) terrasse or a garden. If you are prepared to do without these conveniences, you can generally assume to be able to make your selection from a wide offer of apartments.
Furnished apartments are only offered here and there. If you come across such offers, do check carefully how old and perhaps run down the furniture in the apartment is. Many apartments are rented with a built-in kitchen, however, this is not always the case. Thus the question whether a kitchen is available in the apartment (and if so which machines are provided) or if the tenant has to bring his/her own kitchen furniture is very important.
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Costs upon signing the lease contract
Real-estate commission
+
Deposit
+
Contract fees
If an object is found by a real-estate agent, a commission will be charged
according to the following calculation:
Finding through real-estate agent
(who is not at the same time the administrator of the building in
which the rental object is located)
Contract period: |
Maximum commission
plus 20% VAT
(to be paid by tenant) |
| unlimited/period stipulated
more than 3 years |
3 Gross monthly rents |
| Period stipulated minimum 2, maximum 3 years |
2
Gross monthly rents |
| Period stipulated less than 2 years |
1
Gross monthly rents |
Finding through real-estate agent
(who at the same time is the administrator of the building in
which the rental
object is located)
Contract period: |
Maximum commission
plus 20% VAT
(to be paid by tenant) |
| unlimited/period stipulated
minimum 2 years |
2
Gross monthly rents |
| Period stipulated less than 2 years |
1
Gross monthly rents |
Apart from the real-estate commission that needs to be paid in the majority
of cases but which is generally paid by the employer in case of a job-related
move to Vienna, further costs have to be paid upon signing a rent contract as
follows:
Deposit: 3 Gross monthly rents
In general, 3 gross monthly rents are charged as deposit upon signing the rent contract. This amount serves as backup for the landlord in case any payments of the tenant are still open after he/she has moved out of the rented object or in case the tenant has caused any damage in the flat or the building and the landlord needs to have it repaired.
The deposit can be paid in three different ways: Cash, Savings book, Bank guarantee
After having handed over the apartment in the agreed condition after the move, the deposit plus the accumulated interest (in case of a savings book or other investment at interest) will be reimbursed to the tenant. In case of a bank guarantee, the tenant is charged with an annual fee by the bank for providing the guarantee to the landlord. If the landlord makes no claim for the deposit, he shall inform the bank that the warranty can be deleted. The bank will send a written confirmation about the deletion of the warranty to the tenant.
Contract Fees: 3% of the annual gross rent
In Austria, a fee of 3% of the annual gross rent needs to be paid for rent contracts
to the "Finanzamt für Gebühren und Verkehrssteuern".
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