Brazil vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$4423
🏠 One person rent
$296
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$1939
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$2816
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$53431
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
81.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
75
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
39
87
🏙️ Population
203M
37M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 66% less expensive than in Canada ($1980). Brazil ranked 145th vs 15th for Canada in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 1.4 months in Canada. Ranked 117th and 17th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Canada

We calculate prices for Brazil and Canada as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 153 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.

Brazil Canada
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$5.32
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$1170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$5833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$4502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$81.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$9.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$74.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$774
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$12417

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In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$976
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$916
6.21M
Brasilia
$765
2.82M
Manaus
$764
2.06M
Salvador
$705
2.42M
Belo Horizonte
$768
2.32M
Curitiba
$755
1.77M
Campinas
$759
1.21M
Santo Andre
$618
749K
Recife
$671
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$752
1.33M
Fortaleza
$745
2.43M
Belem
$755
1.3M
Uberlandia
$630
713K
Goiania
$665
1.44M
Guarulhos
$662
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
697K
Campo Grande
$588
898K
Joinville
$662
616K
Ribeirao Preto
$647
699K
Sao Luis
$710
1.04M
Maceio
$667
958K
Joao Pessoa
$615
834K
Duque de Caxias
$614
887K
Teresina
$557
868K
Florianopolis
$857
537K
Osasco
$661
729K
Niteroi
$718
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
811K
Aracaju
$527
633K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K