Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 8.0 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$5.41
R$27.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$6.75
R$34.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.09
R$5.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.66
R$3.40
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.50
R$7.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$4.39
R$22.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$3.93
R$20.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.09
R$10.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.71
R$8.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.88
R$4.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.57
R$2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.47
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.71
R$3.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.51
R$2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.49
R$2.50
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.99
R$20.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.60
R$230.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$21,825.57
R$112,550.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$8.87
R$45.75
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
Tonga
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$19.79
R$102.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$324.53
R$1,673.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$220.48
R$1,136.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$54.67
R$281.92
|
|
pay 46.8 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$278.36
R$1,435.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$7,686.64
R$39,638.46
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.76
R$9.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.69
R$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$2.13
R$11.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$24.18
R$124.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.45
R$33.25
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$48.38
R$249.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$43.32
R$223.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$77.76
R$400.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$63.51
R$327.49
|
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