Dorm room€330–€550
WG room (private)€420–€620
Groceries / month€200–€280
Student transit pass (semester)€170
Mensa lunch€6–€8
ÖGK student insurance€78.84/month
Monthly student budget
- Tight — €850
- Comfortable — €1 050
- Generous — €1 350+
Vs. Vienna
Salzburg is 5–10 % cheaper on rent (smaller market, less demand) but slightly pricier on restaurants and tourist-zone groceries (Altstadt). Mountain trips, ski passes, and lake outings add up if you're active.
Hidden costs
- Kaution deposit: 2–3 months' rent
- Anmeldebescheinigung (EU) €44 · Aufenthaltsbewilligung Student (non-EU) €218
- Cold-weather kit (Salzburg gets Bavarian winters): €100–€200
- Bike: many students cycle — a used bike from Willhaben costs ≈ €80–€150
For students the KlimaTicket Salzburg SEMESTER (€170 a semester) covers every bus and train in the province; for a full year the KlimaTicket Salzburg costs €299 under 26. The Austria-wide KlimaTicket Ö Jugend (€1,050) only pays off if you travel across Austria a lot. Prices: salzburg-verkehr.at (2026).