Brazil vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$3844
🏠 One person rent
$316
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$1942
💸 GDP per capita
$10280
$40226
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
54
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
46
80
🏙️ Population
212M
59M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($725) is 55% less expensive than in Italy ($1616). Brazil ranked 142nd vs 32nd 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 0.7 months in Brazil compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 110th and 34th 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
$5.53
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$840
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$1563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1605
$4727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$2702
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.46
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$6.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.4
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8177
$10619

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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
$1052
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$940
6.21M
Brasilia
$882
2.82M
Manaus
$786
2.06M
Belo Horizonte
$809
2.32M
Salvador
$791
2.42M
Curitiba
$817
1.77M
Fortaleza
$758
2.43M
Campinas
$825
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$816
1.33M
Recife
$746
1.49M
Uberlandia
$670
713K
Goiania
$805
1.44M
Guarulhos
$697
1.32M
Santo Andre
$690
749K
Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
697K
Belem
$784
1.3M
Campo Grande
$634
898K
Sao Luis
$732
1.04M
Nova Iguacu
$590
786K
Ribeirao Preto
$690
699K
Maceio
$691
958K
Duque de Caxias
$653
887K
Joinville
$717
616K
Joao Pessoa
$726
834K
Natal
$583
751K
Niteroi
$739
497K
Florianopolis
$904
537K
Teresina
$572
868K
Osasco
$712
729K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K