Brazil vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$1624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1967
$3873
🏠 One person rent
$344
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.9
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$546
$1952
💸 GDP per capita
$10311
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
7.4
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
53
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
28.2%
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
50
82
🏙️ Population
212M
59M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($787) is 52% less expensive than in Italy ($1624). 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 0.7 months in Brazil compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 94th 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
$6.19
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.38
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$613
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.27%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1823
$4759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$2544
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9857
$11665

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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
$1126
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$1095
6.21M
Brasilia
$958
3M
Belo Horizonte
$898
2.32M
Fortaleza
$824
2.58M
Manaus
$842
2.3M
Curitiba
$874
1.77M
Salvador
$887
2.42M
Campinas
$891
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$885
1.39M
Recife
$802
1.49M
Uberlandia
$728
762K
Sao Jose dos Campos
$884
727K
Duque de Caxias
$651
887K
Florianopolis
$1035
587K
Goiania
$800
1.44M
Nova Iguacu
$617
843K
Belem
$812
1.3M
Guarulhos
$783
1.32M
Santo Andre
$700
749K
Niteroi
$824
497K
Maceio
$752
958K
Campo Grande
$671
963K
Joao Pessoa
$820
834K
Ribeirao Preto
$749
732K
Joinville
$787
616K
Sao Luis
$818
1.04M
Teresina
$592
868K
Contagem
$607
652K
Osasco
$793
760K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K