Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 59.5% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 70.9% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$31.00
|
$8.14
€7.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$6.00
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.67
|
$1.39
€1.33
|
|
pay 54.1% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.20
|
$6.03
€5.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.94
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.28
|
$3.12
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.94
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.21
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.76
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.84
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.97
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.80
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.31
|
$6.34
€6.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$240.26
|
$26.69
€25.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.98
|
$11.64
€11.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
$566.87
€543.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
$468.12
€448.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
$400.86
€384.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
|
pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$1.99
€1.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$2.35
€2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.99
|
$40.04
€38.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.53
|
$8.21
€7.88
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$344.45
|
$92.27
€88.47
|
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