Brazil vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1918
$1484
🏠 One person rent
$329
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$332
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$4788
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
34
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
18%
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
39
44
🏙️ Population
203M
275M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($754) is 33% more expensive than in Indonesia ($567). Brazil ranked 123rd vs 161st 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 124th and 105th 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
$5.42
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1624
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.19
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8714
$7473

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1042
12.4M
Rio de Janeiro
$1010
6.78M
Brasilia
$826
3.09M
Manaus
$859
2.26M
Recife
$763
1.66M
Curitiba
$809
1.96M
Salvador
$922
2.9M
Belo Horizonte
$861
2.53M
Santo Andre
$680
724K
Porto Alegre
$838
1.49M
Fortaleza
$814
2.7M
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
850K
Campinas
$939
1.21M
Sao Luis
$832
1.12M
Goiania
$748
1.56M
Guarulhos
$733
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
737K
Ribeirao Preto
$743
720K
Joinville
$692
605K
Belem
$860
1.51M
Uberlandia
$721
707K
Maceio
$651
1.03M
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711
711K
Serra
$731
537K
Niteroi
$778
497K
Londrina
$723
581K
Maua
$711
482K
Duque de Caxias
$688
887K
Teresina
$595
868K
Osasco
$690
701K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$718
10.6M
Bali
$873
4.36M
Bekasi
$552
2.38M
Surabaya
$522
2.89M
Depok
$393
2.33M
Tangerang
$573
2.24M
Bandung
$512
2.88M
South Tangerang
$545
1.64M
Medan
$500
2.11M
Batam
$585
1.2M
Palembang
$457
1.54M
Bogor
$480
982K
Semarang
$570
1.62M
Makassar
$519
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$558
983K
Samarinda
$604
831K
Padang
$913
913K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Denpasar
$546
835K
Bandar Lampung
$364
1.17M
Malang
$383
866K
Pontianak
$444
618K
Serang
$512
613K
Jambi
$479
612K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Banjarmasin
$460
662K
Balikpapan
$643
598K
Cilegon
$493
388K
Tasikmalaya
$390
678K
Manado
$422
462K