Brazil vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$336
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$1147
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$48.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$10311
$1134
😃 Human freedom index
7.4
4.7
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
38
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
49
22
🏙️ Population
212M
132M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($771) is 35% less expensive than in Ethiopia ($1191). Brazil ranked 138th vs 66th for Ethiopia 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 0.1 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 104th and 176th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Brazil and Ethiopia as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 10 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 Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.04
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$0.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$1760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.2%
18.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1798
$2106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$9.87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.92
$3.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$8.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$2.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9477
$29962

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Ethiopia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1115
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$1013
6.21M
Brasilia
$928
3M
Manaus
$823
2.3M
Belo Horizonte
$875
2.32M
Curitiba
$852
1.77M
Fortaleza
$812
2.58M
Salvador
$863
2.42M
Campinas
$888
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$845
1.39M
Recife
$805
1.49M
Uberlandia
$710
762K
Goiania
$839
1.44M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$877
727K
Guarulhos
$753
1.32M
Belem
$789
1.3M
Santo Andre
$742
749K
Campo Grande
$672
963K
Joinville
$765
665K
Maceio
$726
958K
Ribeirao Preto
$739
732K
Duque de Caxias
$648
887K
Florianopolis
$979
587K
Sao Luis
$808
1.04M
Joao Pessoa
$787
834K
Niteroi
$792
497K
Nova Iguacu
$632
843K
Teresina
$559
868K
Osasco
$782
760K
Contagem
$596
652K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1269
5.7M
Awasa
$996
300K
Gondar
$1017
324K
Bahir Dar
$863
243K
Dire Dawa
$1156
277K
Mekelle
$810
324K
Dessie
$1022
188K
Jimma
$775
178K
Harar
$1153
157K
Jijiga
$1152
126K