Brazil vs Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

Brazil Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1846
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$318
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$543
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.3
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$406
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$2448
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
5.55
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
63.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
21
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
0%
🎓 Higher education
92
21
😀 Quality of life
41
21
🏙️ Population
203M
5.26M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($736) is 31% more expensive than in the Congo ($560). Brazil ranked 122nd vs 165th for the Congo 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 0.7 months in the Congo. Ranked 124th and 172nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs the Congo

We calculate prices for Brazil and the Congo as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 6 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 Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.95%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1663
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1117
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.82
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.16
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6812
$4126

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1062
12.4M
Rio de Janeiro
$972
6.78M
Brasilia
$913
3.09M
Curitiba
$817
1.96M
Belo Horizonte
$865
2.53M
Manaus
$845
2.26M
Recife
$699
1.66M
Belem
$831
1.51M
Salvador
$825
2.9M
Fortaleza
$793
2.7M
Porto Alegre
$884
1.49M
Campinas
$780
1.21M
Santo Andre
$728
724K
Goiania
$784
1.56M
Sao Luis
$754
1.12M
Guarulhos
$621
1.32M
Niteroi
$716
497K
Maceio
$705
1.03M
Ribeirao Preto
$745
720K
Sao Jose dos Campos
$753
737K
Natal
$573
897K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$744
850K
Cuiaba
$774
624K
Nova Iguacu
$656
825K
Joao Pessoa
$682
826K
Uberlandia
$650
707K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$729
711K
Joinville
$679
605K
Sorocaba
$689
695K
Serra
$606
537K

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$567
1.83M
Pointe-Noire
$551
829K
Kayes
$517
62.5K
Madingou
$518
27.5K
Gamboma
$518
19.7K
Kinkala
$518
16.1K