Australia vs Brazil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Brazil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$1918
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$447
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$8918
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
6.92
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
72.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
36
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
5.1%
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
94
39
🏙️ Population
25.7M
203M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 204% more expensive than in Brazil ($754). Australia ranked 10th vs 123rd for Brazil in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 0.6 months in Brazil. Ranked 6th and 124th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Brazil

We calculate prices for Australia and Brazil as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 385 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Brazil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$88.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$1624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$8.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$8.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$8714

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1042
12.4M
Rio de Janeiro
$1010
6.78M
Brasilia
$826
3.09M
Manaus
$859
2.26M
Recife
$763
1.66M
Curitiba
$809
1.96M
Salvador
$922
2.9M
Belo Horizonte
$861
2.53M
Santo Andre
$680
724K
Porto Alegre
$838
1.49M
Fortaleza
$814
2.7M
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
850K
Campinas
$939
1.21M
Sao Luis
$832
1.12M
Goiania
$748
1.56M
Guarulhos
$733
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
737K
Ribeirao Preto
$743
720K
Joinville
$692
605K
Belem
$860
1.51M
Uberlandia
$721
707K
Maceio
$651
1.03M
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711
711K
Serra
$731
537K
Niteroi
$778
497K
Londrina
$723
581K
Maua
$711
482K
Duque de Caxias
$688
887K
Teresina
$595
868K
Osasco
$690
701K