Cost of living comparison
India is 45.2% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in India instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Brazil
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Brazil
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,626.02
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
Brazil
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.54
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.28
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.69
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
Brazil
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.66
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.85
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.45
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Brazil
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.41
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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