Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 74.7% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 82.5% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.22
|
$11.32
€10.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.35
|
$8.41
€7.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.66
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.46
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.79
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$22.81
|
$5.06
€4.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.74
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.73
|
$2.88
€2.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.75
|
$3.25
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.65
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.03
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.60
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.62
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.80
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.64
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.03
|
$6.79
€6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$226.52
|
$37.96
€35.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$110,536.50
|
$31,047.67
€28,966.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.41
|
$10.80
€10.08
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$102.08
|
$40.33
€37.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,641.63
|
$900.66
€840.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,149.67
|
$732.72
€683.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$282.98
|
$91.05
€84.94
|
|
pay 63.4% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,486.33
|
$455.47
€424.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,208.01
|
$10,051.70
€9,377.90
|
|
pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$8.91
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$8.91
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.14
|
$5.67
€5.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$125.38
|
$40.99
€38.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.50
|
$7.85
€7.33
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$247.46
|
$77.92
€72.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$227.63
|
$33.75
€31.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$401.02
|
$80.24
€74.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$324.75
|
$93.85
€87.56
|
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