Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.4 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Austria instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.53
|
$15.38
€14.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$3.11
€2.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$2.40
€2.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.05
|
$8.15
€7.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.94
|
$5.62
€5.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$6.06
€5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.70
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.62
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.65
|
$1.88
€1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.83
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.25
|
$6.30
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
$48.89
€46.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
$20.20
€19.16
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
$834.31
€791.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
$704.76
€668.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
|
pay 90.7% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
$436.40
€413.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$4.65
€4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$3.63
€3.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.67
|
$45.89
€43.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.84
|
$12.58
€11.93
|
|
pay 61.0% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.09
|
$118.74
€112.61
|
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