Cost of living comparison
France is 2.2 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in France instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 63.6% more for transportation
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,626.02
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.54
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.28
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.69
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.66
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.85
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.45
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 61.3% more for clothing
Brazil
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.41
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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