Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 60.0% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 68.5% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.3% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in South Korea

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

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South Korea vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Brazil, you would:

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pay 0.9% more for restaurants

	Brazil	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.38 R$32.28	$7.06 ₩9,422	+10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 R$38.69	$6.17 ₩8,230	-19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.29	$1.53 ₩2,039	+22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 R$3.77	$0.88 ₩1,181	+18.8%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Brazil	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$8.52	$3.04 ₩4,055	+80.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 R$23.94	$6.12 ₩8,174	+29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 R$20.72	$8.23 ₩10,982	+101.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 R$11.46	$2.94 ₩3,923	+29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 R$9.81	$4.11 ₩5,484	+112.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.00	$4.00 ₩5,342	+305.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.08	$1.55 ₩2,069	+154.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.74	$3.00 ₩4,000	+453.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.50	$2.63 ₩3,513	+280.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.69	$2.03 ₩2,715	+283.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.46	$1.26 ₩1,685	+159.3%
Average			+153.7%

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pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Brazil	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 R$23.98	$5.01 ₩6,685	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.86 R$232.15	$46.10 ₩61,538	+0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,586.89 R$119K	$28,394.53 ₩38M	+20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.39 R$47.53	$8.59 ₩11,470	-8.5%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 68.5% more for housing

	Brazil	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 R$103.47	$24.34 ₩32,490	+19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$357.22 R$1,808.43	$561.73 ₩750K	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.92 R$1,204.46	$387.83 ₩518K	+63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.99 R$313.85	$153.72 ₩205K	+148.0%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Brazil	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.73 R$1,603.45	$545.93 ₩729K	+72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,251.15 R$41,771.44	$20,214.53 ₩27M	+145.0%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 R$10.12	$3.30 ₩4,403	+65.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.23	$3.66 ₩4,888	+81.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 R$12.44	$3.35 ₩4,467	+36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.59 R$134.59	$57.32 ₩76,507	+115.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 R$36.30	$11.28 ₩15,062	+57.4%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Brazil	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.36 R$275.19	$67.53 ₩90,139	+24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.01 R$253.16	$53.43 ₩71,316	+6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.76 R$444.28	$78.10 ₩104K	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.90 R$353.85	$102.84 ₩137K	+47.1%
Average			+14.8%

Brazil vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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