Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 17.8% cheaper than Florianopolis.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.0% less in Brazil
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7% more in Brazil
- Transportation
-
pay 19.1% less in Brazil
- Housing
-
pay 20.1% less in Brazil
- Childcare
-
pay 49.5% less in Brazil
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.5% less in Brazil
- Clothing
-
pay 11.1% less in Brazil
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Brazil.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Florianopolis, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Florianopolis
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.10
R$33.05
|
$5.09
R$27.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
R$34.00
|
$5.99
R$32.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
R$5.77
|
$0.99
R$5.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
R$3.88
|
$0.60
R$3.27
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Florianopolis
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
R$7.65
|
$1.36
R$7.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.19
R$22.69
|
$3.98
R$21.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.19
R$17.31
|
$3.44
R$18.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
R$10.53
|
$1.87
R$10.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
R$8.09
|
$1.52
R$8.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
R$4.64
|
$0.81
R$4.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.57
|
$0.53
R$2.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
R$2.21
|
$0.45
R$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.43
|
$0.63
R$3.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.31
|
$0.49
R$2.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.48
|
$0.46
R$2.50
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Florianopolis
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$20.62
|
$3.67
R$19.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.91
R$281.43
|
$39.48
R$214.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,901.92
R$113,326.04
|
$19,264.28
R$104,447.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
R$68.00
|
$7.39
R$40.07
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Florianopolis
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.40
R$110.59
|
$17.79
R$96.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.04
R$2,385.81
|
$286.10
R$1,551.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.63
R$1,722.11
|
$200.36
R$1,086.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.35
R$256.74
|
$49.32
R$267.39
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Florianopolis
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.26
R$2,880.37
|
$259.04
R$1,404.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,773.40
R$69,254.80
|
$6,658.88
R$36,103.14
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Florianopolis
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R$10.39
|
$1.55
R$8.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$9.51
|
$1.55
R$8.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$11.57
|
$1.94
R$10.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.89
R$162.03
|
$21.85
R$118.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$37.78
|
$5.84
R$31.65
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Florianopolis
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.38
R$294.86
|
$43.13
R$233.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
R$267.58
|
$39.67
R$215.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.22
R$418.68
|
$69.89
R$378.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.71
R$291.18
|
$56.60
R$306.86
|
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