Austin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	962K	5.45M

The cost of living in Austin is 14% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 985th and 348th ($2444 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 217th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Sydney

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	Austin	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$21946

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864