Austin vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2879
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1275
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	962K	21.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 142% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 858th and 5387th ($2455 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 7th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Beijing. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 142nd and 989th 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	$17.5	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$14717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$6695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$4.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$22456

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815