Cost of living comparison
Austin is 13.3% more expensive than Chandler.
If you lived in Austin instead of Chandler, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
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Chandler
|
Austin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.50
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
|
$1.93
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
|
Chandler
|
Austin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.20
|
$2.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
|
$6.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$3.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$5.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
|
Chandler
|
Austin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
|
$3.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$121.74
|
$46.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,195.00
|
$31,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$14.93
|
|
pay 5.1% more for housing
|
Chandler
|
Austin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.83
|
$73.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,635.25
|
$2,457.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,658.33
|
$1,656.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.00
|
$166.53
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
|
Chandler
|
Austin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,052.67
|
$1,208.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,666.67
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chandler
|
Austin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$5.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$8.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.99
|
$44.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
|
$13.12
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
|
Chandler
|
Austin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.88
|
$63.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.22
|
$48.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.50
|
$93.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.87
|
$133.21
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