Austin vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$4641
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1137
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$3011
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	962K	1.14M

The cost of living in Austin is 26% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 858th and 1973rd ($2455 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 86th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 142nd and 35th 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	$17.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$18058

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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 Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748