Brazil vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$1510
🏠 One person rent
$296
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$336
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$4876
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
37
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
92
74
😀 Quality of life
39
43
🏙️ Population
203M
275M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 16% more expensive than in Indonesia ($586). Brazil ranked 145th vs 166th for Indonesia 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 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 117th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Brazil and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$3.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.71
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$1.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$7083

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Indonesia

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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 Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K