Brazil vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$1493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$3660
🏠 One person rent
$307
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$543
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1757
💸 GDP per capita
$10044
$38373
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
56
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
39
78
🏙️ Population
203M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($705) is 53% less expensive than in Italy ($1493). Brazil ranked 135th vs 35th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 116th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Italy

We calculate prices for Brazil and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.37
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$5.39
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.9
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.96%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$4368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$2528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.1
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$97.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8118
$10528

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Italy

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1012
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$955
6.21M
Brasilia
$806
2.82M
Salvador
$741
2.42M
Manaus
$798
2.06M
Curitiba
$766
1.77M
Belo Horizonte
$787
2.32M
Recife
$776
1.49M
Campinas
$803
1.21M
Santo Andre
$644
749K
Belem
$770
1.3M
Porto Alegre
$794
1.33M
Fortaleza
$717
2.43M
Goiania
$656
1.44M
Guarulhos
$691
1.29M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
697K
Joinville
$680
616K
Uberlandia
$638
713K
Maceio
$630
958K
Ribeirao Preto
$673
698K
Sao Luis
$692
1.04M
Joao Pessoa
$669
834K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
644K
Teresina
$576
868K
Duque de Caxias
$636
887K
Florianopolis
$826
537K
Osasco
$686
743K
Niteroi
$773
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
811K
Petrolina
$412
387K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K