Austin vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	60
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	962K	1.77M

The cost of living in Austin is 225% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 858th and 6656th ($2455 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 12th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 142nd and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$7461

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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 Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571