Cheapest groceries
- Hofer (Aldi) — house brand, weekly specials in the Aktuelle Flugblatt
- Lidl — same tier, often better fresh produce
- Penny — small, dense, sometimes cheaper than Hofer for snacks
Wider selection
- Billa / Billa Plus / Spar / Eurospar — €0.30–€0.60 dearer per item but full assortment
- DM + BIPA — drugstore basics, vitamins, no food
- Müller — drugstore + electronics + stationery
Markets
- Naschmarkt — central, touristy, full produce + falafel + sushi but mark-up
- Brunnenmarkt (16th) — same goods, half the price, real-Vienna feel
- Karmelitermarkt (2nd) — Saturday brunch hub, organic
- Yppenplatz (16th) — café row next to Brunnenmarkt
Halal / Turkish
- Etsan — Turkish supermarket chain with halal butcher counters, several branches in Ottakring and Favoriten
- Around Brunnenmarkt and Thaliastraße (16th) you’ll find many more Turkish grocers and halal butchers
Sundays everything closes — bahnhof stores (Spar Express at Hauptbahnhof, Billa at Westbahnhof) are the only legal exceptions.