Austin vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1501
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$358
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$693
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	22
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	962K	11M

The cost of living in Austin is 354% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 858th and 8318th ($2455 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 447th 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 1.3 months in Linyi. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Linyi ranked 264th in China, while ranked 142nd and 7039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Linyi

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	Austin	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$80.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$5.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$6168

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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 Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$572
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$536
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$566
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$620
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$593
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$484
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$561
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$643
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$561
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$660
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$543
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$571
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$504
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$564
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$433
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$531
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$553
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$600
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$616
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$569
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$900
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$505
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$736
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$577
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$815
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$522
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1385