Brazil vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$2351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$5544
🏠 One person rent
$316
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$2408
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$3808
💸 GDP per capita
$10280
$68219
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
78
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
46
92
🏙️ Population
212M
18M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($725) is 69% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2351). Brazil ranked 142nd vs 12th for the Netherlands 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 110th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Brazil and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$91.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.74
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$1167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1605
$6188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$4821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.46
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$2108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8177
$12008

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs the Netherlands

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3118
921K
Rotterdam
$2615
664K
The Hague
$2581
548K
Utrecht
$2718
359K
Eindhoven
$2199
244K
Tilburg
$2238
228K
Breda
$2087
188K
Groningen
$1951
238K
Arnhem
$1986
164K
Almere
$2230
215K
Haarlem
$2589
163K
Leiden
$2222
124K
Nijmegen
$2164
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
159K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2154
139K
Maastricht
$2181
120K
Venlo
$1942
102K
Zwolle
$1992
130K
Delft
$2228
109K
Hilversum
$2568
91.2K
Purmerend
$2178
81.5K
Emmen
$1704
107K
Deventer
$2107
101K
Roosendaal
$2175
77K
Heerlen
$1880
86.9K
Zeist
$2414
65K
Leeuwarden
$1982
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2374
61.1K
Bergen op Zoom
$2224
66.4K