Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 55.8% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Brazil instead of California, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
California
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.89
|
$5.41
R$27.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.74
|
$6.75
R$34.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$1.09
R$5.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.66
R$3.40
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
California
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.10
|
$1.50
R$7.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
|
$4.39
R$22.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$3.93
R$20.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.34
|
$2.09
R$10.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
|
$1.71
R$8.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.88
R$4.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.57
R$2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.47
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.71
R$3.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.51
R$2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.49
R$2.50
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
California
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
|
$3.99
R$20.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.11
|
$44.60
R$230.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,950.13
|
$21,825.57
R$112,550.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.46
|
$8.87
R$45.75
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
California
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.38
|
$19.79
R$102.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,333.22
|
$324.53
R$1,673.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,022.14
|
$220.48
R$1,136.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.08
|
$54.67
R$281.92
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
California
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,629.83
|
$278.36
R$1,435.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,739.09
|
$7,686.64
R$39,638.46
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.06
|
$1.76
R$9.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$1.69
R$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
|
$2.13
R$11.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.71
|
$24.18
R$124.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
|
$6.45
R$33.25
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
California
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
|
$48.38
R$249.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
|
$43.32
R$223.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.49
|
$77.76
R$400.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.90
|
$63.51
R$327.49
|
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