Cost of living comparison
Boulder is 16.2% more expensive than Austin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.7% more in Boulder
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% more in Boulder
- Transportation
-
pay 53.9% more in Boulder
- Housing
-
pay 2.5% less in Boulder
- Childcare
-
pay 19.9% more in Boulder
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.6% more in Boulder
- Clothing
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pay 3.5% more in Boulder
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Boulder are more expensive than in Austin.
If you lived in Boulder instead of Austin, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
|
Austin
|
Boulder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$21.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.31
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Austin
|
Boulder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
|
$5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
|
$3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
|
$5.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
|
Austin
|
Boulder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$3.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$150.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$32,429.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.55
|
$13.70
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
|
Austin
|
Boulder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.43
|
$69.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,280.66
|
$1,862.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,508.91
|
$1,512.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.36
|
$147.11
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
|
Austin
|
Boulder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,465.00
|
$1,433.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,625.00
|
$30,700.00
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austin
|
Boulder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.50
|
$84.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$16.50
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
|
Austin
|
Boulder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.62
|
$64.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.38
|
$48.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.78
|
$88.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.79
|
$165.00
|
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