Austin vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2266
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$700
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$501
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	28
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	962K	2.82M

The cost of living in Austin is 221% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 858th and 6598th ($2455 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 8th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Brasilia. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 142nd and 5716th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Brasilia

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	Austin	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1378
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$56.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$14627

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590