7. Vienna, Austria ($14,500 per square meter)
We are half way through our list and it seems like the capital-city pattern holds. Vienna is also its country’s capital city. And it is the largest in Austria. Nearly two million people live here in the primary city, which means its population density is 11,205 inhabitants per square mile.
Here’s an interesting fact: Vienna is the second largest German-speaking city in the entire world after Berlin.
Vienna is commonly known as the City of Music. Some of the world’s legendary musicians came from this part of the world. Among them are Johann Strauss I and II, Franz Schubert, Anton Webern, and Louie Austen. Plus, other legendary musicians, such as Beethoven and Mozat, came to work here.
To live in this legendary city, you need at least $3,000 to rent a place for a month. And if you are looking to own a place in the city of Vienna, you should know that the buying price is around $14,500 per square meter. So, to purchase a 120-square-meter apartment, you need around $1.75 million.
“Vienna again tops the quality of living survey in 2016. The results of the Mercer study show, for the seventh time in a row, that Vienna’s approach to quality of living is internationally acknowledged.” – wien.gv.at.
