Austin vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$658
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	962K	21.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 135% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1002nd and 5355th ($2416 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 0.6 months in Beijing. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 151st and 2546th 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	$19.1	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$22823

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741