Austin vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Austin | San Diego | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Austin is 26% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 812th and 45th ($2473 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 36th in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ranked 20th vs 12th best cities to live in the United States, and 116th vs 75th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Austin vs San Diego
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| Austin | San Diego | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Austin
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Pflugerville | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Round Rock | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Leander | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Kyle | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Georgetown | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | San Marcos | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | New Braunfels | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Seguin | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Killeen | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Copperas Cove | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Cibolo | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Schertz | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Temple | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | San Antonio | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Bryan | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Kerrville | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | College Station | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Waco | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Victoria | |
| 204 km or 126 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Huntsville | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Stephenville | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Conroe | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Missouri | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Spring | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Cleburne | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Corsicana | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Houston | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Waxahachie | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Pearland | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Burleson | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Midlothian | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Pasadena | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Alvin | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Friendswood | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Mansfield |
Cities near San Diego
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.2 km or 2.6 mi | Coronado | |
| 7.2 km or 4.5 mi | National | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Lemon Grove | |
| 14 km or 9 mi | Chula Vista | |
| 14 km or 9 mi | La Mesa | |
| 16 km or 9.8 mi | Imperial Beach | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | La Jolla | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | El Cajon | |
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Tijuana | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Santee | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Poway | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Encinitas | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Las Delicias | |
| 43 km or 26 mi | Rosarito Beach | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Escondido | |
| 47 km or 30 mi | San Marcos | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Carlsbad | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Vista | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Oceanside | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Fallbrook | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Temecula | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | San Clemente | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Murrieta | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Dana Point | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | French Valley | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | San Juan Capistrano | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Wildomar | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Laguna Niguel | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Laguna Beach | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Menifee | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Ensenada | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Lake Elsinore | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Mission Viejo | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Laguna Hills | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Rancho Santa Margarita | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Aliso Viejo | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Lake Forest | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Hemet | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Perris | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Temescal Valley |