Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 63.6% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 62.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 47.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 77.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 48.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

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

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.5% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$30.56	$5.23 R$28.81	-73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.28	$5.92 R$32.65	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.27	$0.99 R$5.47	-64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.58	$0.55 R$3.04	-76.2%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 62.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.00	$1.08 R$5.94	-58.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.33	$3.34 R$18.43	-38.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.19	$3.00 R$16.54	-54.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.16	$1.64 R$9.02	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.37	$1.34 R$7.40	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.50	$0.84 R$4.65	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.07	$0.38 R$2.07	-72.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.42	$0.39 R$2.14	-75.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.81	$0.54 R$2.95	-78.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.93	$0.42 R$2.31	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.72	$0.41 R$2.26	-63.2%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 47.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.84	$3.73 R$20.54	-26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$183.38	$52.25 R$288.07	-55.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,255.96	$16,373.17 R$90,262.37	-44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.30	$6.75 R$37.21	-61.8%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 77.4% less for housing

	Canberra	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$101.08	$19.47 R$107.35	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,756.70	$289.14 R$1,593.99	-83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,184.33	$207.28 R$1,142.68	-85.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$282.92	$54.12 R$298.34	-70.4%
Average			-77.4%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	Canberra	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,855.41	$263.95 R$1,455.13	-85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,419.79	$4,993.24 R$27,526.82	-65.6%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.21	$2.04 R$11.27	-71.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.69	$1.65 R$9.12	-55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$40.75	$1.83 R$10.08	-93.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$101.55	$20.47 R$112.83	-68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.16	$5.57 R$30.73	-61.1%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 48.9% less for clothing

	Canberra	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$134.13	$41.42 R$228.34	-52.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$111.58	$39.42 R$217.33	-45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$184.75	$73.90 R$407.42	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$238.33	$62.27 R$343.29	-59.6%
Average			-48.9%

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