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North America
Austin
TX, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Austin compare to Sao Paulo?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Austin is 155% better off vs in Sao Paulo
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Austin compared to Sao Paulo, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$122,980
+$100,767 (+454%) vs Sao Paulo
Tax Rate: 29%
Weather
How does the weather in Austin compare to Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 7.9/10 in Sao Paulo)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
27°C(vs 25°C in Sao Paulo)
Average Low
16°C(vs 17°C in Sao Paulo)
Sunshine Hours
2,644h/yr+750h/yr(+40%)
Average High in hottest month
35°C(vs 28°C in Sao Paulo)
Average Low in coldest month
6°C(vs 13°C in Sao Paulo)
Rainy Days
76/yr-71/yr(-48%)
Muggy Days
142/yr+61/yr(+75%)
Cloud Cover
38%(vs 50% in Sao Paulo)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Austin compare to Sao Paulo?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Austin compared to Sao Paulo?
Avg. Property Price
$3,714 / m²
66% more expensive than Sao Paulo
SWE Affordability
2.4 years
5.6 years quicker than Sao Paulo
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Austin has around 12 Luma events listed.
That's 9% more events than Sao Paulo.
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