Cost of living comparison
China is 22.9% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in China instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Brazil
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Brazil
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,626.02
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Brazil
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.54
|
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.28
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.69
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Brazil
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.66
|
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.85
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.45
|
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
Brazil
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.41
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
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