Brazil vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$336
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$383
💸 GDP per capita
$10311
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
7.4
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
39
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
49
46
🏙️ Population
212M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Brazil ($771) is 81% more expensive than in India ($425). Brazil ranked 138th vs 192nd for India 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 0.9 months in India. Ranked 104th and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs India

We calculate prices for Brazil and India as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.04
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.2%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1798
$1839
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.92
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9477
$2121

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs India

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M