Austin vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$4627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	962K	8.8M

The cost of living in Austin is 28% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 812th and 37th ($2473 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 2nd 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in London. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 116th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs London

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	Austin	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$25830

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055