Brazil vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$296
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$2930
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$55517
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
80
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
89%
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
39
91
🏙️ Population
203M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 56% less expensive than in Sweden ($1540). Brazil ranked 145th 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 117th 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
$5.15
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$76.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$5475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$3616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$7.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$4679

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Sweden

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2039
985K
Gothenburg
$1623
675K
Malmo
$1585
339K
Uppsala
$1416
175K
Helsingborg
$1297
116K
Vasteras
$1327
132K
Orebro
$1171
129K
Linkoping
$1302
117K
Taby
$1570
77.6K
Solna
$1783
85.7K
Lund
$1474
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1734
77.6K
Norrkoping
$1242
98.2K
Jonkoping
$1373
103K
Eskilstuna
$1252
70.6K
Umea
$1218
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1592
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1233
70.9K
Gavle
$1411
86.5K
Karlstad
$1279
69.6K
Lulea
$1309
49.6K
Halmstad
$1208
73K
Sigtuna
$1510
52.7K
Boras
$1367
75.6K
Uddevalla
$1334
57.1K
Skovde
$1473
57.9K
Trollhattan
$1167
50.1K
Ostersund
$1362
54K
Vaxjo
$1331
74.1K
Tumba
$1568
46.9K