Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 42.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Italy, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.50
|
$5.09
R$29.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.45
|
$0.99
R$5.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.60
R$3.50
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.56
|
$3.98
R$23.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.31
|
$3.44
R$19.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.85
|
$1.52
R$8.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.81
R$4.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.53
R$3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.45
R$2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.63
R$3.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.49
R$2.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.46
R$2.67
|
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pay 35.2% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$3.67
R$21.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.25
|
$39.48
R$229.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.36
|
$7.39
R$42.88
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.86
|
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€491.37
|
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€488.31
|
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.81
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.03
|
$21.85
R$126.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.01
|
$5.84
R$33.86
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.80
|
$56.60
R$328.32
|
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