Brazil vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$1939
🏠 One person rent
$307
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$543
$561
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$864
💸 GDP per capita
$10044
$12614
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
78.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
42
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
39
48
🏙️ Population
203M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Brazil ($705) is 3% more expensive than in China ($686). Brazil ranked 135th vs 144th 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 1.3 months in China. Ranked 116th and 84th 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
$5.21
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.37
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$2808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.1
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$461
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8118
$17526

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1012
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$955
6.21M
Brasilia
$806
2.82M
Salvador
$741
2.42M
Manaus
$798
2.06M
Curitiba
$766
1.77M
Belo Horizonte
$787
2.32M
Recife
$776
1.49M
Campinas
$803
1.21M
Santo Andre
$644
749K
Belem
$770
1.3M
Porto Alegre
$794
1.33M
Fortaleza
$717
2.43M
Goiania
$656
1.44M
Guarulhos
$691
1.29M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
697K
Joinville
$680
616K
Uberlandia
$638
713K
Maceio
$630
958K
Ribeirao Preto
$673
698K
Sao Luis
$692
1.04M
Joao Pessoa
$669
834K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
644K
Teresina
$576
868K
Duque de Caxias
$636
887K
Florianopolis
$826
537K
Osasco
$686
743K
Niteroi
$773
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
811K
Petrolina
$412
387K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1136
24.9M
Beijing
$1067
21.9M
Hong Kong
$2753
7.41M
Shenzhen
$958
17.7M
Chongqing
$662
32.1M
Guangzhou
$763
18.7M
Chengdu
$660
20.9M
Tianjin
$710
13.9M
Hangzhou
$843
11.9M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Wuhan
$692
12.3M
Baoding
$482
11.5M
Nantong
$620
7.73M
Wuxi
$686
7.46M
Pudong
$1028
5.68M
Bijie
$612
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$522
12.6M
Nanjing
$774
9.31M
Hefei
$727
9.37M
Qingdao
$681
10.1M
Changchun
$601
9.07M
Ganzhou
$813
8.97M
Guiyang
$576
5.99M
Foshan
$602
9.5M
Yantai
$740
7.1M
Jieyang
$691
5.58M
Changsha
$582
10M
Wenzhou
$776
9.57M
Xuzhou
$528
9.08M