Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 43.3% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$7.61
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$1.43
€1.31
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$3.17
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$26.03
€23.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$25,571.83
€23,504.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$12.02
€11.05
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$19.97
€18.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$574.42
€527.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$479.28
€440.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$175.37
€161.20
|
|
pay 15.6% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$376.22
€345.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$7,374.05
€6,777.86
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$2.33
€2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$5.14
€4.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$40.30
€37.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$8.28
€7.61
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$65.69
€60.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$36.31
€33.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$80.32
€73.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$85.31
€78.41
|
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