Austin vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1751
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	41
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	962K	1.3M

The cost of living in Austin is 208% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6728th ($2416 vs $784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 21st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Belem. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Belem ranked 96th in Brazil, while ranked 151st and 7040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Belem

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	Austin	Belem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$2.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$3163

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707