Brazil vs Samoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Samoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$754
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1918
$2602
🏠 One person rent
$329
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$1551
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$411
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$3746
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
72.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
48
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
49.9%
🎓 Higher education
92
20
😀 Quality of life
39
46
🏙️ Population
203M
196K

The average cost of living in Brazil ($754) is 27% more expensive than in Samoa ($594). Brazil ranked 123rd vs 155th for Samoa 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 0.7 months in Samoa. Ranked 124th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Samoa

We calculate prices for Brazil and Samoa as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 2 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 Samoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$1712
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1624
$1346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$7.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$7.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$7.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.19
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8714
$4064

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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 Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$594
37.7K
Manase
$594
161