Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 36.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Spain, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.15
|
$5.09
R$29.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.74
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$0.99
R$5.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.60
R$3.50
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.04
|
$3.98
R$23.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.94
|
$3.44
R$19.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.52
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.19
|
$1.52
R$8.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.81
R$4.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.53
R$3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.45
R$2.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$0.63
R$3.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.49
R$2.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.46
R$2.67
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.05
|
$3.67
R$21.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.49
|
$39.48
R$228.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,906.62
|
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.82
|
$7.39
R$42.85
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.22
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€827.31
|
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€656.39
|
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€98.60
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
|
pay 21.1% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€366.04
|
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,972.55
|
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$1.55
R$9.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$1.55
R$9.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.36
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.65
|
$21.85
R$126.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.19
|
$5.84
R$33.84
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€71.97
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.46
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€73.93
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€86.67
|
$56.60
R$328.09
|
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