Brazil vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$296
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$625
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$2481
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
38
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
39
41
🏙️ Population
203M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 59% more expensive than in India ($429). Brazil ranked 145th vs 190th 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 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 117th 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
$5.15
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$3.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$7.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$46.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$1834

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M