Cost of living comparison

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Brazil vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Brazil is 4.2% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.5% more in Brazil
Groceries
pay 15.3% less in Brazil
Transportation
pay 1.8% less in Brazil
Housing
pay 9.0% less in Brazil
Childcare
pay 33.7% less in Brazil
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.1% less in Brazil
Clothing
pay 15.2% more in Brazil

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

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Brazil vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.5% more for restaurants

 
Thailand
Brazil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.89
THB96.94
$6.38
R$31.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.99
THB234.58
$7.64
R$38.11
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.75
THB25.04
$1.24
R$6.20
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pay 15.3% less for groceries

 
Thailand
Brazil
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.34
THB44.84
$1.68
R$8.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.95
THB266.82
$4.73
R$23.59
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
THB238.93
$4.09
R$20.41
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pay 1.8% less for transportation

 
Thailand
Brazil
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.07
THB170.06
$4.74
R$23.62
Monthly public transit pass $32.87
THB1,103.68
$45.86
R$228.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,201.01
THB980K
$23,586.89
R$118K
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pay 9.0% less for housing

 
Thailand
Brazil
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $19.17
THB643.63
$20.44
R$101.93
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $407.64
THB13,686.22
$357.22
R$1,781.55
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $268.13
THB9,002.19
$237.92
R$1,186.55
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pay 33.7% less for childcare

 
Thailand
Brazil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $515.68
THB17,313.53
$316.73
R$1,579.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,528.28
THB387K
$8,251.15
R$41,150.54
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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Brazil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.10
THB70.51
$2.00
R$9.97
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
THB67.08
$2.02
R$10.08
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.15
THB139.35
$2.46
R$12.26
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pay 15.2% more for clothing

 
Thailand
Brazil
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.30
THB1,487.41
$54.36
R$271.10
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $32.84
THB1,102.71
$50.01
R$249.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $83.65
THB2,808.40
$87.76
R$437.68
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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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