Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 50.5% cheaper than Pennsylvania.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Pennsylvania, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Pennsylvania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.28
|
$5.41
R$30.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.67
|
$6.75
R$38.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$1.09
R$6.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.66
R$3.71
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Pennsylvania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.36
|
$1.50
R$8.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.08
|
$4.39
R$24.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
|
$3.93
R$22.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
|
$2.09
R$11.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$1.71
R$9.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
|
$0.88
R$4.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.57
R$3.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.47
R$2.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.71
R$4.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.51
R$2.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.49
R$2.74
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Pennsylvania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.99
R$22.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
|
$44.60
R$251.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,612.41
|
$21,825.57
R$122,983.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.06
|
$8.87
R$49.99
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Pennsylvania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.01
|
$19.79
R$111.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,310.16
|
$324.53
R$1,828.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,199.20
|
$220.48
R$1,242.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.89
|
$54.67
R$308.06
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Pennsylvania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,424.53
|
$278.36
R$1,568.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,388.64
|
$7,686.64
R$43,313.01
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
Pennsylvania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.51
|
$1.76
R$9.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$1.69
R$9.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.80
|
$2.13
R$12.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
|
$24.18
R$136.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.98
|
$6.45
R$36.33
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Pennsylvania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.42
|
$48.38
R$272.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.88
|
$43.32
R$244.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.17
|
$77.76
R$438.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.99
|
$63.51
R$357.85
|
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