Austin vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	61
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	962K	1.77M

The cost of living in Austin is 183% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 932nd and 6406th ($2475 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 14th 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 0.7 months in Curitiba. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 192nd and 4836th 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	$19.4	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$8836

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670