Cost of living comparison
Austin is 35.5% more expensive than Barcelona.
If you lived in Austin instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Barcelona
|
Austin
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
€2.13
|
$2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.93
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Barcelona
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
$2.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
€5.87
|
$6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.15
€3.87
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
$3.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
€3.45
|
$5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Barcelona
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
€7.41
|
$3.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$46.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,485.14
€25,674.04
|
$31,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.89
€19.51
|
$14.93
|
|
pay 70.4% more for housing
Barcelona
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.78
€38.10
|
$73.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,192.31
€1,113.74
|
$2,457.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$937.94
€876.14
|
$1,656.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.37
€130.18
|
$166.53
|
|
pay 61.9% more for childcare
Barcelona
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$515.64
€481.66
|
$1,208.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,618.52
€10,852.93
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Barcelona
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
€2.18
|
$5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.05
€45.82
|
$44.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$13.12
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Barcelona
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.71
€74.46
|
$63.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€31.37
|
$48.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.22
€85.21
|
$93.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.19
€103.87
|
$133.21
|
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