Cost of living comparison

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Italy vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 81.9% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Italy
Groceries
pay 72.3% more in Italy
Transportation
pay 42.1% more in Italy
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Italy
Childcare
pay 47.9% more in Italy
Entertainment and Sports
pay 78.1% more in Italy
Clothing
pay 26.1% more in Italy

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Italy are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Italy.

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Italy vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Italy instead of Brazil, you would:

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Brazil
Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.38
R$32.28
$18.81
€16.74
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.64
R$38.69
$11.59
€10.31
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.29
$2.95
€2.62
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pay 72.3% more for groceries

 
Brazil
Italy
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
R$8.52
$2.19
€1.95
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
R$23.94
$8.58
€7.64
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
R$20.72
$5.84
€5.20
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pay 42.1% more for transportation

 
Brazil
Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
R$23.98
$7.75
€6.90
Monthly public transit pass $45.86
R$232.15
$43.51
€38.72
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,586.89
R$119K
$34,598.57
€30,793.97
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Brazil
Italy
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.44
R$103.47
$30.01
€26.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $357.22
R$1,808.43
$723.52
€643.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $237.92
R$1,204.46
$562.80
€500.92
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pay 47.9% more for childcare

 
Brazil
Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $316.73
R$1,603.45
$542.33
€482.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,251.15
R$41,771.44
$10,535.75
€9,377.19
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pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazil
Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
R$10.12
$5.64
€5.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.23
$1.96
€1.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.46
R$12.44
$6.73
€5.99
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pay 26.1% more for clothing

 
Brazil
Italy
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.36
R$275.19
$86.42
€76.92
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.01
R$253.16
$38.24
€34.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.76
R$444.28
$99.86
€88.88
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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