Austin vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1275
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$3042
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1188
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	66
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	962K	476K

The cost of living in Austin is 93% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 858th and 4275th ($2455 vs $1275) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and Slovakia, respectively. Check the United States vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 142nd and 568th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$5323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$13266

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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 Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790