Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 42.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Finland, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$4.96
R$25.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$1.02
R$5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.63
R$3.26
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Finland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$4.04
R$21.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$3.80
R$19.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$1.81
R$9.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.74
R$3.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.44
R$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.70
R$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.47
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.45
R$2.35
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$4.69
R$24.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$43.51
R$226.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$7.69
R$40.03
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Finland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$182.14
R$947.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$1.62
R$8.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$1.57
R$8.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$23.14
R$120.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$5.80
R$30.16
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Brazil
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$54.94
R$285.86
|
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