Austin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	962K	4.84M

The cost of living in Austin is 3% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 858th and 745th ($2455 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 142nd 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	$17.5	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683