Cost of living comparison
Japan is 77.9% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Japan instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.38
|
$6.87
¥1,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
$5.20
¥821
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$1.13
¥179
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.90
¥143
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.58
¥251
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.65
|
$6.69
¥1,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.45
|
$5.53
¥874
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.87
¥295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$3.14
¥497
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$2.55
¥403
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$1.34
¥212
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$2.07
¥327
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$2.14
¥338
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$1.37
¥217
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.98
¥154
|
|
pay 81.3% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.99
|
$4.79
¥757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.58
|
$77.51
¥12,254
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.36
|
$26.34
¥4,164
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
$586.71
¥92,755
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$931.88
|
$401.57
¥63,486
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
|
pay 74.7% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
$343.45
¥54,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$3.03
¥479
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$3.16
¥500
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
$4.29
¥678
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.40
|
$61.62
¥9,743
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.66
|
$13.07
¥2,067
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.09
|
$90.53
¥14,313
|
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