Cost of living comparison
Austin is 16.8% cheaper than Boston.
If you lived in Austin instead of Boston, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Boston
|
Austin
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.86
|
$2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$2.19
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Boston
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.41
|
$3.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.47
|
$6.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
|
$3.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.79
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.42
|
$5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$2.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Boston
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$3.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$35,639.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
|
$16.92
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
Boston
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.92
|
$66.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,145.77
|
$2,348.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,256.09
|
$1,570.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.95
|
$132.48
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
Boston
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,416.67
|
$1,476.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,000.00
|
$21,625.00
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Boston
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.62
|
$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.66
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.56
|
$57.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Boston
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.78
|
$61.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
|
$55.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.89
|
$98.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.69
|
$132.87
|
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