Austin vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1497
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$3483
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$854
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$96.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	66
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	962K	479K

The cost of living in Austin is 61% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1002nd and 3966th ($2416 vs $1497) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 151st and 595th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$6112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$4219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$643
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$12603

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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 Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1311
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2132
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1976
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$861
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1052
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1148
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$985
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1176
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1229
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1148
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$823
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1257
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$946
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1233
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$943
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1570
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1282
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$973
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$992
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1237
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1182
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1155
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1056
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1097
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1070
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1346
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$936