Brazil vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$316
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$10280
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
46
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
212M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($725) is 22% less expensive than in Romania ($935). Brazil ranked 142nd vs 103rd for Romania 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 Romania. Ranked 110th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Romania

We calculate prices for Brazil and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1605
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.46
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.4
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8177
$9286

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K