Austin vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$3147
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$717
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1229
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	50
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	962K	1.2M

The cost of living in Austin is 81% more expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 1002nd and 4408th ($2416 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 1st in the United States and Serbia, respectively. Check the United States vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.9 months in Belgrade. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 151st and 2116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Belgrade

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	Austin	Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$13.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$488
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1414
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$9637

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$883
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$918
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$734
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$858
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$971
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$742
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$707
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$832
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$934
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1072
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$708
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$669
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$965
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$932
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$819
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$668
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$864
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$557
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$646
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$890
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1033
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1107
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$895
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$920
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$760
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1002
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$802