Cost of living comparison
Japan is 40.7% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Japan instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 85.7% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 64.7% more for housing
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$85.48
¥13,307
|
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