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Abilene vs Austin

$1,167/mo more in Austin

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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AbileneAustinAbout 195 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Austin leaves you more
  • No state income tax
  • Property tax 1.63%

Same paycheck, two cities. $3,180/mo in Austin. $2,013/mo in Abilene. +$14,004 a year.

Abilene

$2,013

left each month

Austin

$3,180

+$1,167 vs Abilene

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Same paycheck, another city.

Austin wins 3 of 4Abilene 1 · ties 0
$5,301Take-home · Austin$6,417
$1,421Rent · Austin$1,221
$1,867Other bills · Abilene$2,016
$2,013Left over · Austin$3,180

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In 2022-2023, 150 households moved Abilene → Austin (avg AGI $61,060). 121 went the other way. The whole move →

+$1,167 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthAbileneAustin
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Abilene, TX and Austin, TX
Per monthAbileneAustinDifference
Gross pay$6,542$8,128+$1,587
Income and payroll tax$1,241$1,711+$470
Take-home pay$5,301$6,417+$1,116
Rent$1,421$1,221−$200
Getting around$552$566+$14
Groceries$363$400+$37
Healthcare$408$450+$42
Utilities$227$250+$23
Everything else$317$350+$33
Left over$2,013$3,180+$1,167

Salary to match Abilene

$77,500

Gross pay in Austin that leaves the same amount as $78,500 in Abilene.

Tax difference

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.

More about Austin

Abilene, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,692 and 254 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.

Austin, TX in full

No income tax, but property taxes are among the steepest anywhere.

The other way

Start in Austin.

Austin → Abilene →

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Austin than Abilene?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Austin leaves about $1,167 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,421 in Abilene and $1,221 in Austin.

Does Austin have state income tax?

Austin is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Abilene to Austin?

The paycheck is taxed in Texas. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Abilene and Austin changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.