Cost of living comparison

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Brazil vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Brazil is 7.3% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants
pay 25.1% less in Brazil
Groceries
pay 6.1% more in Brazil
Transportation
pay 4.9% more in Brazil
Housing
pay 11.4% less in Brazil
Childcare
pay 12.8% less in Brazil
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.8% less in Brazil
Clothing
pay 3.6% more in Brazil

The cost of groceries, transportation, and clothing in Brazil are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Brazil.

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Brazil vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazil instead of Romania, you would:

pay 25.1% less for restaurants

 
Romania
Brazil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.82
RON46.44
$6.38
R$32.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.22
RON34.13
$7.64
R$38.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.87
RON8.86
$1.24
R$6.29
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pay 6.1% more for groceries

 
Romania
Brazil
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.10
RON5.19
$1.68
R$8.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.76
RON17.78
$4.73
R$23.94
Milk (1 gallon) $5.36
RON25.36
$4.09
R$20.72
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pay 4.9% more for transportation

 
Romania
Brazil
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.55
RON30.98
$4.74
R$23.98
Monthly public transit pass $23.38
RON110.58
$45.86
R$232.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,083.66
RON128K
$23,586.89
R$119K
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pay 11.4% less for housing

 
Romania
Brazil
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $8.56
RON40.50
$20.44
R$103.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $371.73
RON1,758.50
$357.22
R$1,808.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $281.26
RON1,330.53
$237.92
R$1,204.46
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pay 12.8% less for childcare

 
Romania
Brazil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.75
RON2,283.68
$316.73
R$1,603.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,125.14
RON33,706.19
$8,251.15
R$41,771.44
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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Romania
Brazil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.18
RON10.31
$2.00
R$10.12
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
RON11.57
$2.02
R$10.23
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.71
RON27.03
$2.46
R$12.44
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pay 3.6% more for clothing

 
Romania
Brazil
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $62.00
RON293.30
$54.36
R$275.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.53
RON168.09
$50.01
R$253.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.18
RON365.11
$87.76
R$444.28
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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