Austin
Texas, United States
A technology centre with no state income tax and costs below the coastal cities, though property taxes are high and a car is effectively required.
- Population
- 980,000
- Climate
- temperate
- Typical download speed
- 280 Mbit/s
- One-bed, city centre
- US$1,500 – US$2,200
- One-bed, outside centre
- US$1,200 – US$1,700
- Monthly budget, one adult
- US$2,800 – US$4,200
Indicative
Getting around
Limited bus and light rail; most residents drive.
What people work in here
- Technology
- Semiconductors
- Healthcare
Cost of living
We do not hold a Austin cost series, so this is the United States country-wide estimate. Use the rent figures above for the local picture.
| Category | Monthly range |
|---|---|
| Housing | US$1,300 – US$2,800 |
| Food | US$400 – US$750 |
| Utilities | US$150 – US$320 |
| Internet | US$55 – US$100 |
| Transport | US$250 – US$700 |
| Healthcare | US$300 – US$900 |
| Everything else | US$300 – US$700 |
| Total | US$2,755 – US$6,270 |
| Suggested monthly buffer | US$7,524 |
Modelled from a baseline for one adult and scaled, not sampled from households. Figures are shown as ranges because that is the honest shape of the data.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimate. Two lines dominate and are easy to underestimate from outside: healthcare, where premiums, deductibles and co-insurance are separate costs even with employer cover, and transport, where a car is a practical necessity almost everywhere. Variation between states is larger than between many countries.
Immigration
Immigration is decided nationally, not by city. Which routes are open to you, what they require and how long they take are all on the United States guide.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimates, not survey data.