Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.9 times more expensive than Blumenau - Santa Catarina.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Blumenau - Santa Catarina, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
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United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
R$27.87
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
R$33.34
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
R$3.11
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 81.1% more for groceries
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
R$6.16
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
R$23.79
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
R$19.00
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
R$9.24
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
R$7.55
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
R$4.23
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.96
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
R$2.14
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.96
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
R$1.81
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 98.9% more for transportation
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
R$21.04
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
R$298.56
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,936.52
R$91,558.76
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
R$31.85
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.40
R$109.22
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$307.07
R$1,567.45
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.39
R$1,206.68
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.00
R$239.90
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.70
R$1,244.00
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,509.32
R$17,913.67
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
R$9.45
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.05
R$10.45
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.39
R$119.42
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
R$31.85
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.33
R$221.18
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.18
R$148.95
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.42
R$425.84
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.54
R$334.54
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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