Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 40.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Italy, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.72
|
$4.96
R$25.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.73
|
$4.04
R$20.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.57
|
$3.80
R$19.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.18
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.50
|
$4.69
R$23.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.90
|
$43.51
R$222.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.43
|
$7.69
R$39.36
|
|
pay 53.3% less for housing
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€568.51
|
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€456.97
|
$182.14
R$931.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
Italy
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€429.39
|
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.51
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.42
|
$23.14
R$118.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.71
|
$5.80
R$29.66
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.37
|
$54.94
R$281.09
|
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