Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in France instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$30.50
|
$15.92
€14.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$38.01
|
$10.79
€9.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.15
|
$2.77
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.71
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 98.1% more for groceries
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.45
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$24.73
|
$9.16
€8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$22.13
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$11.77
|
$3.91
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$9.63
|
$6.37
€5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.95
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.23
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.65
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$4.00
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.86
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.74
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
pay 63.6% more for transportation
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$22.51
|
$7.43
€6.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$251.34
|
$51.68
€46.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$122,983.67
|
$31,564.23
€28,443.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$49.99
|
$18.46
€16.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$111.54
|
$30.98
€27.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,828.70
|
$779.01
€701.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,242.36
|
$611.60
€551.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$308.06
|
$139.72
€125.91
|
|
pay 91.2% more for childcare
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,568.50
|
$707.64
€637.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$43,313.01
|
$9,850.44
€8,876.53
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.94
|
$6.18
€5.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.50
|
$3.05
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$12.03
|
$11.75
€10.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$136.28
|
$34.96
€31.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$36.33
|
$11.84
€10.67
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$272.60
|
$92.28
€83.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$244.08
|
$37.39
€33.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$438.17
|
$93.47
€84.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$357.85
|
$126.59
€114.08
|
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