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North America
Austin
TX, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Austin compare to Buenos Aires?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Austin is 235% better off vs in Buenos Aires
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Austin compared to Buenos Aires, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$122,265
+$101,867 (+499%) vs Buenos Aires
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Austin compare to Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 8.7/10 in Buenos Aires)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
27°C(vs 21°C in Buenos Aires)
Average Low
16°C(vs 15°C in Buenos Aires)
Sunshine Hours
2,644h/yr+119h/yr
Average High in hottest month
35°C(vs 28°C in Buenos Aires)
Average Low in coldest month
6°C(vs 9°C in Buenos Aires)
Rainy Days
76/yr-18/yr(-20%)
Muggy Days
142/yr+81/yr(+133%)
Cloud Cover
38%(same as Buenos Aires)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Austin compare to Buenos Aires?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Austin compared to Buenos Aires?
Avg. Property Price
$3,755 / m²
63% more expensive than Buenos Aires
SWE Affordability
2.5 years
6.6 years quicker than Buenos Aires
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Austin has around 14 Luma events listed.
That's 133% more events than Buenos Aires.
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