Cost of living comparison
Germany is 77.2% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.09
|
$12.84
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.41
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.64
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.47
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.46
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.24
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.95
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.71
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.19
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.53
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.38
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.26
|
$8.31
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$256.23
|
$73.47
€68.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$45.59
|
$21.90
€20.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
$759.74
€705.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
$577.93
€536.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
$325.78
€302.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.03
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.22
|
$3.27
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$121.27
|
$34.77
€32.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.12
|
$12.08
€11.22
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$317.48
|
$113.48
€105.38
|
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