Austin vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$711
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	962K	21.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 134% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 985th and 5341st ($2444 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 217th and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Beijing

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	Austin	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$25165

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748