Cost of living comparison

 Czech Republic
compared to
 Austin (TX), United States
Austin vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Austin is 2.0 times more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 73.4% more in Austin
Groceries
pay 89.7% more in Austin
Transportation
pay 29.2% more in Austin
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Austin
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Austin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 86.3% more in Austin
Clothing
pay 25.1% more in Austin

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Austin are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Austin.

Austin vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Austin instead of Czech Republic, you would:

pay 73.4% more for restaurants

 
Czech Republic
Austin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.70
CZK177.00
$18.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.61
CZK175.10
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
CZK36.64
$2.62
 

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pay 89.7% more for groceries

 
Czech Republic
Austin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.29
CZK29.61
$3.60
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.47
CZK125.70
$6.37
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
CZK89.58
$3.94
 

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

 
Czech Republic
Austin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.95
CZK136.93
$3.04
 
Monthly public transit pass $21.06
CZK484.45
$45.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,453.98
CZK723,394.30
$35,000.00
 

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Czech Republic
Austin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.70
CZK429.97
$70.43
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $610.48
CZK14,040.09
$2,280.66
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $493.17
CZK11,342.16
$1,508.91
 

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Czech Republic
Austin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $363.72
CZK8,364.97
$1,465.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,967.34
CZK183,236.98
$21,625.00
 

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pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Czech Republic
Austin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.90
CZK43.69
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.60
CZK59.80
$5.31
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.46
CZK148.63
$9.00
 

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

 
Czech Republic
Austin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$69.75
CZK1,604.03
$63.62
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.40
CZK722.07
$52.38
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.03
CZK1,840.65
$89.78
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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