Living around mdw or MUK?
Last updated: August 2026
A university has no Living Score of its own — what matters is how it is to live around it. The Grätzl around mdw average 80/100, around MUK 80/100.
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Where you live around mdw
Where you live around MUK
Both in brief
One of the largest and most respected music universities in the world, spread across the 3rd district around Anton-von-Webern-Platz, close to Belvedere Palace and its gardens.
The City of Vienna’s private university of music and arts, in the heart of the first district — music, dance and drama, a few steps from St. Stephen’s.
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Is it better to live around mdw or MUK?
A university itself has no Living Score — what gets compared is the area. The Grätzl around mdw average 80/100, around MUK 80/100 — practically level. Source: open data (City of Vienna OGD, OpenStreetMap, Wiener Linien, Statistics Austria).
Where do you live near mdw?
The closest places to live are Rennweg (≈ 4 min), Landstraßer Hauptstraße (≈ 6 min), Erdberg (≈ 15 min).
Where do you live near MUK?
The closest places to live are Stephansplatz (≈ 6 min), Graben/Kohlmarkt (≈ 8 min), Naschmarkt (≈ 17 min).