Austin vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$3706
😷 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 6% more expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 985th and 1275th ($2444 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 217th and 35th 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	$19.4	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$10963

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474