Austin vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2318
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	28
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	962K	2.82M

The cost of living in Austin is 174% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6320th ($2416 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 5th 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 0.6 months in Brasilia. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 151st and 5763rd 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	$19.1	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$16129

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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 Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629