Austin vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1831
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$77.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	41
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	962K	1.3M

The cost of living in Austin is 210% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 985th and 6804th ($2444 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 32nd 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 0.5 months in Belem. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Belem ranked 28th in Brazil, while ranked 217th and 5967th 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	$19.4	$4.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$58.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$1927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$3338

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750