Cost of living comparison

Athens, Greece

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 40.9% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 48.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 39.3% less for restaurants

	Athens	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.95	$5.23 R$28.81	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €8.37	$5.92 R$32.65	-38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €1.79	$0.99 R$5.47	-51.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.48	$0.55 R$3.04	+0.8%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Athens	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.11	$1.08 R$5.94	-15.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €5.72	$3.34 R$18.43	-49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €5.46	$3.00 R$16.54	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €3.91	$1.64 R$9.02	-63.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.24	$1.34 R$7.40	-72.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.81	$0.84 R$4.65	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.38 R$2.07	-58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.52	$0.39 R$2.14	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$0.54 R$2.95	-42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.42 R$2.31	-26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.46	$0.41 R$2.26	-22.1%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Athens	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €6.63	$3.73 R$20.54	-51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €26.04	$52.25 R$288.07	+74.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €26,365.13	$16,373.17 R$90,262.37	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €11.16	$6.75 R$37.21	-47.5%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Athens	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €28.24	$19.47 R$107.35	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €550.73	$289.14 R$1,593.99	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €483.59	$207.28 R$1,142.68	-62.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €133.12	$54.12 R$298.34	-64.7%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 48.2% less for childcare

	Athens	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €401.93	$263.95 R$1,455.13	-43.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €9,303.91	$4,993.24 R$27,526.82	-53.4%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.65	$2.04 R$11.27	-61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.22	$1.65 R$9.12	-55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.23	$1.83 R$10.08	-62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €42.83	$20.47 R$112.83	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €8.37	$5.57 R$30.73	-42.2%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Athens	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €74.72	$41.42 R$228.34	-51.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €33.25	$39.42 R$217.33	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €81.35	$73.90 R$407.42	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €100.12	$62.27 R$343.29	-46.0%
Average			-29.1%

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