Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 44.5% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Norway, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$5.41
R$27.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$6.75
R$34.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$1.09
R$5.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.66
R$3.40
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$1.50
R$7.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$4.39
R$22.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$3.93
R$20.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.09
R$10.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$1.71
R$8.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$0.88
R$4.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.57
R$2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$0.47
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.71
R$3.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.51
R$2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.49
R$2.50
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$3.99
R$20.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$44.60
R$230.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$21,825.57
R$112,550.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$8.87
R$45.75
|
|
pay 65.3% less for housing
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$19.79
R$102.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$324.53
R$1,673.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$220.48
R$1,136.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$54.67
R$281.92
|
|
pay 1.1% less for childcare
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$278.36
R$1,435.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$7,686.64
R$39,638.46
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$1.76
R$9.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$1.69
R$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$2.13
R$11.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$24.18
R$124.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$6.45
R$33.25
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$48.38
R$249.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$43.32
R$223.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$77.76
R$400.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$63.51
R$327.49
|
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