Austin vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$5203
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$1254
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1947
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	962K	1.14M

The cost of living in Austin is 12% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 932nd and 1471st ($2475 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 57th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 192nd and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Birmingham

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	Austin	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$1484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$207
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$5467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$4236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1631
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$24178

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886