Austin vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	72
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	962K	1.33M

The cost of living in Austin is 226% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 858th and 6663rd ($2455 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 13th 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 Porto Alegre. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 142nd and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Porto Alegre

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	Austin	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$7512

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461