Brazil vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$296
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$1248
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$2732
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$52926
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
88
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
39
90
🏙️ Population
203M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 55% less expensive than in Finland ($1521). Brazil ranked 145th vs 30th for Finland 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 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 117th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Finland

We calculate prices for Brazil and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$4844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$3155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$8342

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Finland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$976
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$916
6.21M
Brasilia
$765
2.82M
Manaus
$764
2.06M
Salvador
$705
2.42M
Belo Horizonte
$768
2.32M
Curitiba
$755
1.77M
Campinas
$759
1.21M
Santo Andre
$618
749K
Recife
$671
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$752
1.33M
Fortaleza
$745
2.43M
Belem
$755
1.3M
Uberlandia
$630
713K
Goiania
$665
1.44M
Guarulhos
$662
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
697K
Campo Grande
$588
898K
Joinville
$662
616K
Ribeirao Preto
$647
699K
Sao Luis
$710
1.04M
Maceio
$667
958K
Joao Pessoa
$615
834K
Duque de Caxias
$614
887K
Teresina
$557
868K
Florianopolis
$857
537K
Osasco
$661
729K
Niteroi
$718
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
811K
Aracaju
$527
633K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K