Brazil vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

Brazil Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1846
$3714
🏠 One person rent
$318
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$543
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.3
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$2978
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$48432
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
8.33
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
80.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
79
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
41
93
🏙️ Population
203M
83.1M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($736) is 52% less expensive than in Germany ($1533). Brazil ranked 122nd vs 29th for Germany 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 1.9 months in Germany. Ranked 124th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Germany

We calculate prices for Brazil and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 662 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 Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$4.31
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$586
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$1173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.95%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1663
$5910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1117
$4304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.82
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$9.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$9.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.16
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6812
$12464

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1062
12.4M
Rio de Janeiro
$972
6.78M
Brasilia
$913
3.09M
Curitiba
$817
1.96M
Belo Horizonte
$865
2.53M
Manaus
$845
2.26M
Recife
$699
1.66M
Belem
$831
1.51M
Salvador
$825
2.9M
Fortaleza
$793
2.7M
Porto Alegre
$884
1.49M
Campinas
$780
1.21M
Santo Andre
$728
724K
Goiania
$784
1.56M
Sao Luis
$754
1.12M
Guarulhos
$621
1.32M
Niteroi
$716
497K
Maceio
$705
1.03M
Ribeirao Preto
$745
720K
Sao Jose dos Campos
$753
737K
Natal
$573
897K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$744
850K
Cuiaba
$774
624K
Nova Iguacu
$656
825K
Joao Pessoa
$682
826K
Uberlandia
$650
707K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$729
711K
Joinville
$679
605K
Sorocaba
$689
695K
Serra
$606
537K

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2180
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1970
1.85M
Munich
$2149
1.49M
Cologne
$1751
1.07M
Frankfurt
$1890
759K
Stuttgart
$1749
626K
Dusseldorf
$1730
619K
Essen
$1416
579K
Nuremberg
$1468
511K
Leipzig
$1276
625K
Dresden
$1303
555K
Hanover
$1452
553K
Bremen City
$1472
563K
Dortmund
$1309
587K
Duisburg
$1147
495K
Karlsruhe
$1689
307K
Wuppertal
$1359
355K
Bochum
$1391
363K
Mannheim
$1499
312K
Augsburg
$1479
296K
Bonn
$1647
332K
Bielefeld
$1683
334K
Aachen
$1429
249K
Wiesbaden
$1607
279K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1713
232K
Munster
$1623
318K
Monchengladbach
$1409
261K
Mainz
$1494
218K
Braunschweig
$1346
249K
Erfurt
$1373
214K