Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 64.8% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.4% less in Brazil
- Groceries
-
pay 46.0% less in Brazil
- Transportation
-
pay 65.3% less in Brazil
- Housing
-
pay 79.7% less in Brazil
- Childcare
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pay 82.5% less in Brazil
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 73.9% less in Brazil
- Clothing
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pay 43.6% less in Brazil
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Brazil.
If you lived in Brazil instead of London, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
London
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.79
|
$5.09
R$31.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.32
|
$5.99
R$37.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.98
|
$0.99
R$6.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.49
|
$0.60
R$3.73
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
London
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.67
|
$1.36
R$8.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.55
|
$3.98
R$24.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.08
|
$3.44
R$21.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.58
|
$1.87
R$11.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.43
|
$1.52
R$9.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.26
|
$0.81
R$5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.61
|
$0.53
R$3.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.16
|
$0.45
R$2.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.44
|
$0.63
R$3.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.49
R$3.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.46
R$2.85
|
|
pay 65.3% less for transportation
London
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.95
|
$3.67
R$22.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£207.93
|
$39.48
R$244.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£29,406.07
|
$19,264.28
R$119,095.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£28.38
|
$7.39
R$45.69
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
London
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£33.51
|
$17.79
R$109.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,281.63
|
$286.10
R$1,768.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,661.22
|
$200.36
R$1,238.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£212.43
|
$49.32
R$304.89
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
London
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,878.45
|
$259.04
R$1,601.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,452.16
|
$6,658.88
R$41,166.56
|
|
pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.65
|
$1.55
R$9.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.87
|
$1.55
R$9.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.91
|
$1.94
R$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.86
|
$21.85
R$135.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£13.00
|
$5.84
R$36.09
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
London
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£78.03
|
$43.13
R$266.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.69
|
$39.67
R$245.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£92.47
|
$69.89
R$432.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£108.96
|
$56.60
R$349.89
|
|
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