Brazil vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$296
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$29.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$4466
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
3.96
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
23
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
12%
🎓 Higher education
92
79
😀 Quality of life
39
32
🏙️ Population
203M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 8% more expensive than in Iran ($628). Brazil ranked 145th vs 159th for Iran 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 0.4 months in Iran. Ranked 117th and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Iran

We calculate prices for Brazil and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 102 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 Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$14.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$21.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
23.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$2.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$1.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$20.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$1347

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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 Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$788
8.69M
Mashhad
$508
3M
Ahvaz
$597
1.18M
Isfahan
$523
1.96M
Karaj
$736
1.59M
Tabriz
$658
1.56M
Shiraz
$589
1.57M
Kermanshah
$963
947K
Qom
$488
1.2M
Kashan
$562
304K
Arak
$455
521K
Qazvin
$618
403K
Zanjan
$466
431K
Urmia
$519
736K
Ardabil
$827
529K
Rasht
$534
680K
Yazd
$573
530K
Kerman
$464
538K
Hamadan
$443
554K
Eslamshahr
$700
448K
Sari
$658
310K
Sanandaj
$449
413K
Khorramabad
$554
373K
Abadan
$547
231K
Bandar Abbas
$634
527K
Ilam
$659
194K
Shahriar
$698
310K
Qods
$698
310K
Babol
$458
250K
Malard
$693
281K