Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Blumenau - Santa Catarina.
If you lived in Germany instead of Blumenau - Santa Catarina, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
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Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
R$27.87
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
R$33.34
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
R$3.11
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
R$6.16
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
R$23.79
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
R$19.00
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
R$9.24
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
R$7.55
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
R$4.23
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.96
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
R$2.14
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.96
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
R$1.81
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
R$21.04
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
R$298.56
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,936.52
R$91,558.76
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
R$31.85
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.40
R$109.22
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$307.07
R$1,567.45
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.39
R$1,206.68
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.00
R$239.90
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.70
R$1,244.00
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,509.32
R$17,913.67
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
R$9.45
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.05
R$10.45
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.39
R$119.42
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
R$31.85
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.33
R$221.18
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.18
R$148.95
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.42
R$425.84
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.54
R$334.54
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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