Austin vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	962K	443K

The cost of living in Austin is 23% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 548th and 31st ($2590 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 126th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Zurich

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	Austin	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$29266

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846