What changes for you
- You pay the same taxes as a local buyer.
The asking price is only part of what you pay. Property transfer tax, legal fees, surveys and mortgage costs can add thousands. See the full amount before you make an offer.
Costs on top of the price
€25,000
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Every tax and fee on top of the price, for where you live and where you're buying.
Costs on top of the price
Price
€400,000Costs on top
€25,000Cash needed if you buy outright
€425,000What could it be worth?
Based on official prices for Austria as a whole: 22 five-year periods since 2000. In the last 5 years prices there changed by 2.2% a year.
Green or red shows the gain or loss against everything you paid (price plus buying costs of €25,000). In the typical scenario the buying costs are covered after about 1.3 years. Before mortgage interest, running costs and selling costs.
These are scenarios based on past national prices, not a forecast or a price for any home. Prices can fall as well as rise, past changes don't predict future ones, and your area can differ a lot from the national average. Source: Bank for International Settlements (official national house prices), latest data 2026-Q2. See the data.
A €400,000 home in Germany would cost about €22,600 on top, as a local buyer.
Estimates only, to help you plan. Not tax, legal, mortgage, investment or financial advice. Rules and prices change, and your situation may differ: always confirm figures with a qualified solicitor, notary, tax adviser or lender before you commit. Partner links and adverts are labelled; they never change your result.
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Questions
Any buyer: property transfer tax is about €14,000. All buying costs together come to about €25,000, or 6.3% of the price. Change the price or buyer type above to see your own figure.
No. Foreign buyers pay the same purchase taxes as local buyers in Austria. Some rules on who can buy, or which rate applies, can still depend on where you live.
EU and EEA citizens buy on the same terms as Austrians.
A notary or lawyer to draw up the contract. Registration in the land register.
We last updated the figures on 14 Oct 2026 and checked them against official sources on 23 Oct 2026. We check every country every week, and show a warning if a check is overdue.
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