Brazil vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1918
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$329
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$826
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$12720
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
42
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
39
50
🏙️ Population
203M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Brazil ($754) is 11% more expensive than in China ($679). Brazil ranked 123rd vs 138th for China 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 1.2 months in China. Ranked 124th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs China

We calculate prices for Brazil and China as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1624
$5178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$4.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.19
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8714
$16225

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1065
21.9M
Shanghai
$1190
24.9M
Hong Kong
$2614
7.41M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Chongqing
$712
32.1M
Guangzhou
$742
18.7M
Chengdu
$643
20.9M
Tianjin
$688
13.9M
Xi'an
$632
13M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Hangzhou
$831
11.9M
Baoding
$466
11.5M
Wuhan
$646
12.3M
Wuxi
$687
7.46M
Foshan
$575
9.5M
Nanjing
$740
9.31M
Bijie
$606
6.9M
Dongguan
$589
10.5M
Hefei
$707
9.37M
Ganzhou
$812
8.97M
Changchun
$612
9.07M
Nantong
$651
7.73M
Qingdao
$653
10.1M
Jieyang
$716
6.09M
Changsha
$533
10M
Yantai
$749
7.1M
Zhengzhou
$506
12.6M
Guiyang
$564
5.99M
Ningbo
$677
9.4M
Kunming
$609
8.46M