Austin vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	962K	1.77M

The cost of living in Austin is 196% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6602nd ($2416 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 10th 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 Curitiba. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 151st and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Curitiba

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	Austin	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$6739

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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 Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605