Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 49.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Brazil instead of United States, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
United States
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.96
R$24.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.29
R$31.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.02
R$5.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.63
R$3.14
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
United States
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.39
R$6.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.04
R$20.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.80
R$19.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.92
R$9.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.81
R$9.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.74
R$3.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.49
R$2.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.44
R$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.70
R$3.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.47
R$2.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.45
R$2.26
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
United States
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.69
R$23.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$43.51
R$217.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$19,854.65
R$99,328.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$7.69
R$38.49
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
United States
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$19.91
R$99.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$281.83
R$1,409.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$182.14
R$911.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$58.55
R$292.91
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$251.18
R$1,256.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$5,814.17
R$29,087.15
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.62
R$8.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.57
R$7.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.32
R$11.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$23.14
R$115.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.80
R$29.00
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
United States
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$43.10
R$215.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$40.84
R$204.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$70.61
R$353.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$54.94
R$274.86
|
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