Brazil vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Brazil Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$296
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
81
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
39
92
🏙️ Population
203M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 65% less expensive than in Norway ($1954). Brazil ranked 145th vs 16th for Norway 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 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 117th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Brazil vs Norway infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Brazil vs Norway

We calculate prices for Brazil and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$7788

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Norway

More countries to compare

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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K