Austin vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$2018
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	962K	1.96M

The cost of living in Austin is 220% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 548th and 6359th ($2590 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 19th 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 126th and 5843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$81.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$1511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$7874

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628