Cost of living comparison
Austin is 14.5% more expensive than Illinois.
If you lived in Austin instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.57
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$2.19
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
|
$3.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
|
$6.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$3.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
|
$3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.72
|
$5.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$2.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
|
$3.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.17
|
$45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,837.76
|
$35,639.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.34
|
$16.92
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
|
Illinois
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.06
|
$66.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,337.83
|
$2,348.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,055.94
|
$1,570.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.10
|
$132.48
|
|
pay 8.5% more for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,229.51
|
$1,476.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,314.07
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.57
|
$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.37
|
$57.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.73
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.00
|
$61.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.10
|
$55.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.83
|
$98.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.76
|
$132.87
|
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