Brazil vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1918
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$329
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
46
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
39
62
🏙️ Population
203M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($754) is 8% less expensive than in Romania ($821). Brazil ranked 123rd vs 106th 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 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 124th and 53rd 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
$5.42
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1624
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.19
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8714
$7145

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K