Brazil vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$4068
🏠 One person rent
$316
$903
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$2825
💸 GDP per capita
$10280
$46150
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.21
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
67
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
92
86
😀 Quality of life
46
85
🏙️ Population
212M
68.5M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($725) is 58% less expensive than in France ($1728). Brazil ranked 142nd vs 27th for France 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 1.6 months in France. Ranked 110th and 23rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs France

We calculate prices for Brazil and France as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$885
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1605
$6278
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$4604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.46
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8177
$11969

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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 France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2517
2.15M
Marseille
$1733
877K
Lyon
$1693
521K
Toulouse
$1657
512K
Nice
$1884
354K
Montpellier
$1593
307K
Strasbourg
$1620
292K
Nantes
$1574
325K
Lille
$1651
239K
Bordeaux
$1680
265K
Rennes
$1469
228K
Amiens
$1300
135K
Villeurbanne
$1638
162K
Angers
$1715
158K
Grenoble
$1525
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
120K
Le Mans
$1344
145K
Saint-Etienne
$1239
173K
Toulon
$1478
181K
Reims
$1486
178K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1472
148K
Orleans
$1335
116K
Saint-Denis
$1932
115K
Dijon
$1483
160K
Nimes
$1340
150K
Brest
$1202
141K
Le Havre
$1256
166K
Metz
$1526
122K
Argenteuil
$1942
107K
Tours
$1286
139K