Austin vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	65	57
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	962K	2.42M

The cost of living in Austin is 183% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 985th and 6516th ($2444 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 217th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Salvador

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	Austin	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$14902

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743