Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.7 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Australia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$30.82
|
$16.79
A$25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$38.40
|
$9.81
A$14.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.21
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.75
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.54
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$24.98
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$22.35
|
$5.75
A$8.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$11.89
|
$3.86
A$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$9.73
|
$3.99
A$5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$5.00
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.26
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.68
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$4.04
|
$2.00
A$2.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.89
|
$1.13
A$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.76
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$22.74
|
$4.73
A$7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$253.93
|
$84.46
A$125.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$124,248.59
|
$27,859.34
A$41,525.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$50.51
|
$18.12
A$27.02
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$112.68
|
$55.36
A$82.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,847.50
|
$1,258.08
A$1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,255.14
|
$971.44
A$1,447.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$311.23
|
$141.88
A$211.48
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Brazil
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,584.63
|
$1,377.23
A$2,052.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$43,758.50
|
$14,720.56
A$21,941.73
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$10.04
|
$6.69
A$9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.60
|
$3.60
A$5.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$12.15
|
$28.13
A$41.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$137.68
|
$53.84
A$80.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$36.71
|
$13.24
A$19.74
|
|
pay 49.7% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$275.40
|
$75.27
A$112.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$246.59
|
$54.30
A$80.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$442.67
|
$102.43
A$152.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$361.53
|
$118.12
A$176.06
|
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