Cost of living comparison
Italy is 97.4% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Italy instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$30.43
|
$16.15
€15.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$35.76
|
$10.06
€9.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.89
|
$2.55
€2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.60
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.11
|
$2.04
€1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.75
|
$6.83
€6.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.55
|
$5.53
€5.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.17
|
$3.41
€3.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.11
|
$5.05
€4.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.85
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.15
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.70
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.77
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.92
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.75
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.90
|
$7.22
€6.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$235.83
|
$38.81
€36.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$115,082.87
|
$28,223.13
€26,680.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.15
|
$19.13
€18.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$106.28
|
$28.87
€27.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,709.15
|
$656.19
€620.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,196.95
|
$511.91
€483.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$294.61
|
$150.39
€142.17
|
|
pay 69.2% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,547.46
|
$508.72
€480.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$39,779.51
|
$9,465.55
€8,948.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.27
|
$5.01
€4.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.28
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.60
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$130.54
|
$52.12
€49.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$34.87
|
$9.39
€8.88
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$257.64
|
$78.41
€74.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$236.99
|
$33.87
€32.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$417.51
|
$86.07
€81.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$338.10
|
$115.43
€109.12
|
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