Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 46.6% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Norway, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
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