Cost of living in Austin 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Austin, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
68.3
32% cheaper than New York
AustinUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,700 USD $1,700
1-bed apartment, outside centre 1,400 USD $1,400
3-bed apartment, centre 3,000 USD $3,000
Room in shared flat 800 USD $800
Buy price per m2 5,000 USD $5,000
Living cost excl. rent 1,100 USD $1,100
Typical net salary 5,000 USD $5,000
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.