Austin vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	962K	6.21M

The cost of living in Austin is 159% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 812th and 5959th ($2473 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 2nd 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 116th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$10815

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585