Brazil vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$296
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
54
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
39
77
🏙️ Population
203M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 52% less expensive than in Italy ($1427). Brazil ranked 145th vs 36th 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 117th and 36th 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
$5.15
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$10713

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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
$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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K