Austin vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	81
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	962K	449K

The cost of living in Austin is 25% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 858th and 59th ($2455 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 142nd and 5th 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	$17.5	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717