Cost of living comparison
compared to
Thailand vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary
Thailand is 4.4% more expensive than Brazil overall.
Thailand vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Thailand instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.38
R$31.81
|
$2.89
THB96.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
R$38.11
|
$6.99
THB234.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
R$6.20
|
$0.75
THB25.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
R$3.71
|
$0.37
THB12.30
|
|
Brazil vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants
pay 18.1% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
R$8.39
|
$1.34
THB44.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
R$23.59
|
$7.95
THB266.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
R$20.41
|
$7.12
THB238.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.26
R$11.29
|
$2.06
THB69.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
R$9.66
|
$1.37
THB45.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
R$4.93
|
$1.35
THB45.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.03
|
$0.57
THB19.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$2.70
|
$0.93
THB31.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
R$3.45
|
$0.82
THB27.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.65
|
$0.72
THB24.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.43
|
$0.57
THB19.05
|
|
Brazil vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries
pay 1.8% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
R$23.62
|
$5.07
THB170.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.86
R$228.70
|
$32.87
THB1,103.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,586.89
R$118K
|
$29,201.01
THB980K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
R$46.83
|
$10.77
THB361.74
|
|
Brazil vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.44
R$101.93
|
$19.17
THB643.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$357.22
R$1,781.55
|
$407.64
THB13,686.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$237.92
R$1,186.55
|
$268.13
THB9,002.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.99
R$309.18
|
$60.86
THB2,043.38
|
|
Brazil vs. Thailand - Cost of housing
pay 50.8% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$316.73
R$1,579.61
|
$515.68
THB17,313.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,251.15
R$41,150.54
|
$11,528.28
THB387K
|
|
Brazil vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
R$9.97
|
$2.10
THB70.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
R$10.08
|
$2.00
THB67.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
R$12.26
|
$4.15
THB139.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.59
R$132.59
|
$50.07
THB1,680.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.17
R$35.76
|
$6.05
THB203.17
|
|
Brazil vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.36
R$271.10
|
$44.30
THB1,487.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.01
R$249.39
|
$32.84
THB1,102.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.76
R$437.68
|
$83.65
THB2,808.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.90
R$348.59
|
$77.91
THB2,615.60
|
|
Brazil vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing
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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