CityCostLedger

CITY LEDGER · 2024

Austin, TX

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area. Prices overall are −1.9% versus the US average.

LINE ITEMS (US = 100)

  • Housing (rents)120.4+20.4%
  • Goods93.8−6.2%
  • Utilities82.0−18.0%
  • Other services96.2−3.8%

ALL PRICES98.1

SALARY THAT MATCHES

  • $60,000 at US average$58,840
  • $100,000 at US average$98,066
  • $150,000 at US average$147,099

Price level in 2019: 99.4 (−1.3% relative change since).

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BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. RPPs compare price levels between places in the same year; they don't measure inflation over time. Method.

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