Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 49.8% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.43
|
$4.96
R$25.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$6.29
R$32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$1.02
R$5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.63
R$3.24
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
$1.39
R$7.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.00
|
$4.04
R$20.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$3.80
R$19.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$1.92
R$9.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$1.81
R$9.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.74
R$3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.49
R$2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.44
R$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.70
R$3.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.47
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.45
R$2.33
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.09
|
$4.69
R$24.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.54
|
$43.51
R$224.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
$19,854.65
R$102,386.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.91
|
$7.69
R$39.67
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
$19.91
R$102.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
$281.83
R$1,453.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
$182.14
R$939.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
$58.55
R$301.93
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.16
|
$251.18
R$1,295.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
$5,814.17
R$29,982.53
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.13
|
$1.62
R$8.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$1.57
R$8.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
$2.32
R$11.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.61
|
$23.14
R$119.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.67
|
$5.80
R$29.90
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
$43.10
R$222.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
$40.84
R$210.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
$70.61
R$364.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.96
|
$54.94
R$283.32
|
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