Austin vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$3270
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$741
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1226
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	50
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	962K	1.2M

The cost of living in Austin is 77% more expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 985th and 4396th ($2444 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 54th best city to live in the United States vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 217th and 2503rd 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	$19.4	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$780
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$522
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$5071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$3183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$4.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$7.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$113
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$10508

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$948
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$741
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$888
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$1029
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$721
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$1004
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1160
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$734
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$682
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$1031
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$956
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$683
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$899
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$631
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$571
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$672
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$961
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1124
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1156
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$958
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1150
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$965
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$877
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$819
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1074
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$850