Cost of Living in Austin

Summary of cost of living in Austin, TX, United States:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 18.00 $ 13.00-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 75.00 $ 57.86-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 10.00 $ 8.19-12.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 6.00 $ 5.00-8.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 7.50 $ 6.00-9.00
Cappuccino (regular) 5.58 $ 4.00-7.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.64 $ 2.00-4.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 2.19 $ 1.60-3.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.09 $ 3.00-6.00
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 3.30 $ 2.06-5.00
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.40 $ 0.80-3.00
Eggs (regular) (12) 3.79 $ 2.00-5.98
Local Cheese (1 lb) 5.61 $ 3.25-11.79
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 4.64 $ 2.50-7.98
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 6.43 $ 4.00-10.00
Apples (1 lb) 2.41 $ 1.14-4.00
Banana (1 lb) 0.69 $ 0.50-1.80
Oranges (1 lb) 1.99 $ 0.97-4.00
Tomato (1 lb) 1.79 $ 0.78-3.00
Potato (1 lb) 1.33 $ 0.65-2.50
Onion (1 lb) 1.29 $ 0.62-2.00
Lettuce (1 head) 2.00 $ 1.40-3.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 2.16 $ 1.19-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 15.00 $ 10.50-24.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 2.31 $ 1.43-3.57
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 3.31 $ 1.50-6.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 9.00 $ 7.83-13.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.50 $ 1.25-3.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 45.00 $ 41.25-87.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.50 $ 2.50-5.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 2.75 $ 2.40-4.00
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 35.00 $ 30.00-60.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 3.00 $ 2.51-3.50
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 35,000.00 $ 27,000.00-36,278.39
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 26,661.89 $ 25,000.00-27,721.41
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 169.07 $ 109.79-318.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 59.30 $ 30.00-100.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 68.10 $ 50.00-85.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 58.48 $ 25.00-130.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 15.00 $ 5.00-23.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 15.00 $ 12.00-18.40
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 1,405.77 $ 850.00-1,800.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 22,107.14 $ 20,000.00-25,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 53.50 $ 25.00-80.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 51.59 $ 30.00-75.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 88.00 $ 50.00-125.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 135.04 $ 75.00-220.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 2,217.80 $ 1,695.00-3,200.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 1,500.10 $ 1,300.00-1,840.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 4,571.31 $ 3,500.00-6,400.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 2,637.12 $ 2,200.00-3,000.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 350.06 $ 300.00-500.00
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 259.27 $ 200.00-400.00
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 5,166.61 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 6.66 6.00-8.00

Prices in Austin, Texas

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Last update: December 2024
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11 Comments so far
Anonymous on Oct 07, 2024:
Austin, street fights almost every night ! Would not recommend this place !

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/1172c0e/austin_21923/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/1dy0293/street_fights_in_austin/
Danya on Sep 04, 2024:
Austin, and the U.S.A. in particular, has a much lower purchasing power than other countries :

https://gfmag.com/data/richest-countries-in-the-world/
Anonymous on Jul 19, 2024:
I live in Austin. In 2004 we voted to provide low cost health insurance to our residents who make less then the average household income. We are the only city in Texas who do this.

Austin residents pay a tax. We then passed another tax to provide hospital care for those who need it. I have a relative who got severely sick and lost their job. The city stepped in and provided all surgeries and the bill was $10.It was about $500,000 in care and they had the best doctors in Austin. They are doing well now.

Austin is not Texas. We care about others.
Danya on Jun 23, 2024:
in the US, you still have to pay tax and insurance on your car, and also tax and insurance on your house, and you still have to pay health insurance on yourself, and if you break a bone, or need to have your teeth treated, or get into an accident, you will have to pay a lot of money. why didn't you mention this?
HealthcareBeanCounter on May 21, 2024:
It is interesting that you don't consider medical costs in your cost of living. Single people are paying $700 to $1200 a month for Medical Coverage. Either your estimate for cost per month excludes food, you can't live on 1200 a month.
Anonymous on Nov 12, 2023:
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Anonymous on Jul 17, 2023:
thank you for this data and website . disappointing that people are sectionalizing themselves in the comments . looks like they need to spend more time improving their quality of life rather than pointing fingers at personality cults to blame for their unappreciated condition of living .
Anonymous on Dec 06, 2021:
Libertards are the very first ones to kick and scream anytime things don't go their way.Libertards have no plan of direction throughout life living without a spine.

However inbred gangsters as you call them use the direct approach.
Bang bang no more wasted airtime without solutions or useless noise pollution.Trumplicons know how to get the job done right the first time bang bang.
Jean on Apr 27, 2021:
"Libertards"? Ha. Beats living with a bunch of gulag gansters, and in-bread trumplicons!
Bryan Forbes on Mar 22, 2021:
Numbeo Website and viewing Community

Im a big fan of website.

Dont just comment, promote more interest in the analytics and understanding of Cost of Living vs.Advertised wages.

This needs to be in the hands of every person seeking work and all working persons.
Anonymous on Jan 25, 2021:
Who would ever want to live in Austin with a bunch of brainless libertards?