Cost of living comparison
France is 2.3 times more expensive than Blumenau - Santa Catarina.
If you lived in France instead of Blumenau - Santa Catarina, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
R$28.15
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
R$33.68
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.62
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
R$3.14
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
R$6.22
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
R$24.04
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
R$19.19
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
R$9.33
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
R$7.63
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
R$4.28
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.98
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
R$2.17
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.14
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.98
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
R$1.82
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 85.1% more for transportation
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
R$21.25
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
R$301.61
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,936.52
R$92,495.05
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
R$32.17
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.40
R$110.34
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$307.07
R$1,583.48
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.39
R$1,219.02
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.00
R$242.35
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.70
R$1,256.73
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,509.32
R$18,096.86
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
R$9.55
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.05
R$10.56
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.39
R$120.64
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
R$32.17
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 61.6% more for clothing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.33
R$223.45
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.18
R$150.47
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.42
R$430.20
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.54
R$337.96
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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