Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.4 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Canada instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.55
|
$16.37
CA$22.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
$10.01
CA$14.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$2.00
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$1.62
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$2.48
CA$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.06
|
$5.30
CA$7.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.96
|
$8.04
CA$11.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$3.39
CA$4.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$5.12
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.71
|
$1.79
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.63
|
$1.60
CA$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.66
|
$1.74
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.84
|
$1.16
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$1.14
CA$1.60
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.26
|
$4.35
CA$6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$229.01
|
$65.88
CA$92.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,458.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.88
|
$16.33
CA$22.92
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
$60.95
CA$85.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,712.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,563.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
$115.39
CA$161.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Brazil
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
$729.99
CA$1,024.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
$12,017.58
CA$16,863.67
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$5.20
CA$7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$3.58
CA$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
$12.91
CA$18.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.76
|
$42.97
CA$60.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.86
|
$10.95
CA$15.37
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
$53.89
CA$75.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
$39.01
CA$54.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
$84.94
CA$119.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.32
|
$102.12
CA$143.29
|
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