Austin • Reality Check

Can You Afford East Austin?

Austin's coolest district — food trucks, craft breweries, live music venues, and First Saturdays art walks.

🏠 $450/wk rent

☕ $5.5 coffee

🚊 $80/mo transit

Your Annual Salary (before tax)

☕Daily Coffees

1/day

🍽️Dining Out

2x/wk

🚗Uber / Lyft

2x/wk

🛍️Shopping / Thrifting

$120/mo

🎉Weekend Activities

Moderate

📺Streaming Services

3 subs

😅0

Getting By

🏠Rent$1,949

🛒Groceries$368

🚊Transport$80

☕Coffee$165

🍽️Dining Out$433

🚗Rideshare$191

🛍️Shopping$120

🎉Weekend Fun$313

📺Streaming$48

Take-home pay$3,848

Total expenses-$3,667

Savings+$181

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