Cost of living comparison

Berlin, Germany

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 51.2% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 52.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 43.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 72.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

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

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.9% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.10	$5.23 R$29.06	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.79 €10.34	$5.92 R$32.93	-49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.53	$0.99 R$5.52	-65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 €2.49	$0.55 R$3.07	-80.6%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

	Berlin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.72	$1.08 R$5.99	-44.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 €5.84	$3.34 R$18.58	-49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 €4.01	$3.00 R$16.68	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.88	$1.64 R$9.10	-50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.74	$1.34 R$7.46	-75.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.18	$0.84 R$4.69	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.38 R$2.09	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.88	$0.39 R$2.16	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.62	$0.54 R$2.98	-71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.72	$0.42 R$2.33	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.70	$0.41 R$2.28	-48.6%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 43.5% less for transportation

	Berlin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.30	$3.73 R$20.72	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.52 €46.07	$52.25 R$290.55	-0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,799.21 €27,892.84	$16,373.17 R$91,039.75	-48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.37 €25.76	$6.75 R$37.53	-77.0%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 72.9% less for housing

	Berlin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.99 €39.46	$19.47 R$108.28	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,278.77 €1,121.68	$289.14 R$1,607.72	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$938.86 €823.53	$207.28 R$1,152.52	-77.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.55 €231.17	$54.12 R$300.91	-79.5%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Berlin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.98 €269.27	$263.95 R$1,467.66	-14.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,639.17 €8,455.05	$4,993.24 R$27,763.89	-48.2%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €3.76	$2.04 R$11.37	-52.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 €3.49	$1.65 R$9.20	-58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.11 €7.99	$1.83 R$10.17	-79.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.89 €33.23	$20.47 R$113.80	-46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 €11.99	$5.57 R$30.99	-59.2%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Berlin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.49 €74.99	$41.42 R$230.31	-51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.99 €35.95	$39.42 R$219.21	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.49 €83.76	$73.90 R$410.92	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.30 €121.31	$62.27 R$346.24	-55.0%
Average			-33.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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