Austin vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	962K	2.42M

The cost of living in Austin is 248% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 858th and 6861st ($2455 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 142nd and 5641st 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	$17.5	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677