Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$30.90
|
$17.24
€15.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$38.50
|
$10.42
€9.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.23
|
$2.79
€2.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.76
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.56
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$25.05
|
$6.64
€6.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$22.41
|
$4.35
€4.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$11.92
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$9.75
|
$4.78
€4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$5.01
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.27
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.69
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$4.05
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.89
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.77
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 72.8% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$22.80
|
$7.06
€6.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$254.58
|
$50.71
€46.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$124,569.43
|
$26,786.12
€24,800.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$50.64
|
$24.68
€22.85
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$112.98
|
$50.54
€46.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,852.27
|
$808.25
€748.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,258.38
|
$687.98
€636.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$312.03
|
$168.59
€156.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,588.72
|
$588.37
€544.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$43,871.49
|
$15,983.72
€14,798.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$10.07
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.63
|
$3.44
€3.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$12.18
|
$8.49
€7.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$138.03
|
$33.63
€31.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$36.80
|
$11.97
€11.09
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$276.11
|
$92.98
€86.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$247.23
|
$41.35
€38.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$443.82
|
$87.07
€80.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$362.46
|
$130.15
€120.51
|
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