Brazil vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$1643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$3901
🏠 One person rent
$316
$776
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1310
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$3104
💸 GDP per capita
$10280
$53189
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
88
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
46
91
🏙️ Population
212M
5.64M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($725) is 56% less expensive than in Finland ($1643). Brazil ranked 142nd vs 31st 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 0.7 months in Brazil compared to 1.9 months in Finland. Ranked 110th and 13th 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
$5.53
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$785
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$84.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1605
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$3367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.46
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8177
$10628

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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 Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1947
687K
Espoo
$1937
315K
Tampere
$1422
255K
Turku
$1545
206K
Vantaa
$1881
248K
Oulu
$1660
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1500
148K
Joensuu
$1580
78.2K
Kuopio
$1524
124K
Lahti
$1618
121K
Hameenlinna
$1444
68.3K
Pori
$1363
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1481
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1454
73K
Kouvola
$1561
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1356
66.3K
Vaasa
$1479
69K
Lohja
$1383
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1386
51.9K
Salo
$1589
51.1K
Kotka
$1516
50.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1642
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1546
46.9K
Tuusula
$1655
41.5K
Kokkola
$1452
48.3K
Nokia
$1437
35.7K
Jarvenpaa
$1783
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1438
33.7K
Kaarina
$1521
36.4K
Kerava
$1611
38.2K