Cost of living comparison
Austin is 5.6% more expensive than Phoenix.
If you lived in Austin instead of Phoenix, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Phoenix
|
Austin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
|
$2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
|
$1.93
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Phoenix
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
|
$2.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
|
$3.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
|
$5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Phoenix
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
|
$3.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.00
|
$46.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
|
$31,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.94
|
$14.93
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
Phoenix
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.90
|
$73.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,745.00
|
$2,457.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,477.07
|
$1,656.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.53
|
$166.53
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
Phoenix
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$950.00
|
$1,208.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,500.00
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Phoenix
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
|
$5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.77
|
$44.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
|
$13.12
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Phoenix
|
Austin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.46
|
$63.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.75
|
$48.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.68
|
$93.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.82
|
$133.21
|
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