Austin vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$4661
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$2029
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$3225
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	962K	3.78M

The cost of living in Austin is 21% more expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 858th and 1762nd ($2455 vs $2027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 2nd in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 142nd and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Berlin

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	Austin	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$9774

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373