Cost of living comparison
Austin is 10.0% more expensive than Texas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.1% more in Austin
- Groceries
-
pay 3.6% more in Austin
- Transportation
-
pay 7.8% less in Austin
- Housing
-
pay 16.9% more in Austin
- Childcare
-
pay 15.7% more in Austin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.1% more in Austin
- Clothing
-
pay 18.6% more in Austin
The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Austin are more expensive than in Texas.
If you lived in Austin instead of Texas, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
|
Texas
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$3.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$6.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$3.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$4.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Texas
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$3.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$16.55
|
|
pay 16.9% more for housing
|
Texas
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$70.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$2,280.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$1,508.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$134.36
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
|
Texas
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$1,465.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$5.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$54.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Texas
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$63.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$52.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$89.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$134.79
|
|
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