Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 68.3% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
$4.96
R$25.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
$4.04
R$20.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
$3.80
R$19.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
$4.69
R$23.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
$43.51
R$222.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
$7.69
R$39.36
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Brazil
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
$182.14
R$931.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
|
pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Brazil
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
$23.14
R$118.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
$5.80
R$29.66
|
|
pay 50.7% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Brazil
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
$54.94
R$281.09
|
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