Brazil vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$1703
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1814
$3827
🏠 One person rent
$316
$867
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1462
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.4
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3226
💸 GDP per capita
$10280
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
80
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
89%
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
203M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($725) is 57% less expensive than in Sweden ($1703). Brazil ranked 142nd vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 115th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Brazil and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$77.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.75
 Cappuccino
$2
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$1686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$1264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$84.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.26%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1551
$6212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1087
$4063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.5
$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.4
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.1
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.66
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8306
$5725

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1044
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$947
6.21M
Brasilia
$882
2.82M
Manaus
$798
2.06M
Belo Horizonte
$818
2.32M
Salvador
$769
2.42M
Curitiba
$816
1.77M
Campinas
$813
1.21M
Fortaleza
$767
2.43M
Santo Andre
$649
749K
Recife
$749
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$796
1.33M
Uberlandia
$674
713K
Goiania
$787
1.44M
Guarulhos
$696
1.32M
Campo Grande
$636
898K
Sao Jose dos Campos
$792
697K
Belem
$804
1.3M
Ribeirao Preto
$692
699K
Joinville
$697
616K
Sao Luis
$732
1.04M
Maceio
$693
958K
Duque de Caxias
$660
887K
Joao Pessoa
$730
834K
Niteroi
$750
497K
Teresina
$579
868K
Florianopolis
$900
537K
Osasco
$703
729K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711
644K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$715
811K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2230
985K
Gothenburg
$1827
675K
Malmo
$1715
339K
Uppsala
$1641
175K
Vasteras
$1430
132K
Linkoping
$1556
117K
Orebro
$1319
129K
Helsingborg
$1479
116K
Taby
$1712
77.7K
Lund
$1594
98.3K
Solna
$1964
85.8K
Norrkoping
$1376
98.2K
Sollentuna
$1952
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1509
103K
Eskilstuna
$1417
70.6K
Umea
$1356
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1740
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1481
70.9K
Gavle
$1484
86.5K
Karlstad
$1490
69.6K
Sigtuna
$1614
52.7K
Boras
$1507
75.6K
Halmstad
$1368
73K
Lulea
$1529
49.6K
Uddevalla
$1522
57K
Vaxjo
$1452
74.1K
Skovde
$1539
58K
Trollhattan
$1343
50.1K
Ostersund
$1512
54K
Tumba
$1701
46.9K