Austin vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$4975
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1217
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$2066
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$304
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$3412
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	962K	3.78M

The cost of living in Austin is 9% more expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 1002nd and 1418th ($2416 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 1.5 months in Berlin. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Berlin ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 151st 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	$19.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$2200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$8887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$6036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$4.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$9480

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446