Cost of living comparison
Greece is 61.0% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Greece instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 72.1% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$24.82
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.44
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.10
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.14
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$6.93
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.19
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.02
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.61
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.06
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.70
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.46
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.19
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.49
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.36
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.26
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 40.3% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.46
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$217.65
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$99,328.84
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$38.49
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$99.63
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,409.94
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$911.21
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$292.91
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 25.8% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,256.60
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,087.15
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.09
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.87
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.58
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$115.77
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.00
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 39.3% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$215.64
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$204.31
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$353.24
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$274.86
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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