Cost of living comparison
Austin is 78.1% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Austin instead of Spain, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.94
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.60
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.99
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.47
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Austin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$3.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$6.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.88
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
$3.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$4.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$3.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€31.96
|
$45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,388.63
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.59
|
$16.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Spain
|
Austin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€29.73
|
$70.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€813.88
|
$2,280.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€645.73
|
$1,508.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€97.00
|
$134.36
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€360.10
|
$1,465.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,859.36
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.85
|
$5.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.28
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.99
|
$54.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.06
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Austin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€70.80
|
$63.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€29.96
|
$52.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€72.73
|
$89.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€85.26
|
$134.79
|
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