Brazil vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$1002
🏠 One person rent
$316
$143
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$171
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$31.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$152
💸 GDP per capita
$10280
$3338
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
4.17
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
30
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
40%
🎓 Higher education
92
74
😀 Quality of life
46
40
🏙️ Population
212M
117M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($725) is 78% more expensive than in Egypt ($407). Brazil ranked 142nd vs 195th for Egypt in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazil compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 110th and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Brazil and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 29 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 Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$12.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$19.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
18.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1605
$847
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$655
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.46
$3.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$2.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$90.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8177
$2107

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1052
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$940
6.21M
Brasilia
$882
2.82M
Manaus
$786
2.06M
Belo Horizonte
$809
2.32M
Salvador
$791
2.42M
Curitiba
$817
1.77M
Fortaleza
$758
2.43M
Campinas
$825
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$816
1.33M
Recife
$746
1.49M
Uberlandia
$670
713K
Goiania
$805
1.44M
Guarulhos
$697
1.32M
Santo Andre
$690
749K
Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
697K
Belem
$784
1.3M
Campo Grande
$634
898K
Sao Luis
$732
1.04M
Nova Iguacu
$590
786K
Ribeirao Preto
$690
699K
Maceio
$691
958K
Duque de Caxias
$653
887K
Joinville
$717
616K
Joao Pessoa
$726
834K
Natal
$583
751K
Niteroi
$739
497K
Florianopolis
$904
537K
Teresina
$572
868K
Osasco
$712
729K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K