Brazil vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1918
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$329
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$1265
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$94.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$1686
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$34776
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
56
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
39
78
🏙️ Population
203M
60.3M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($754) is 47% less expensive than in Italy ($1423). Brazil ranked 123rd 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 124th and 32nd 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
$5.42
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$729
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1624
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.19
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8714
$10263

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K