Brazil vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$7289
🏠 One person rent
$296
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$2929
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$872
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$6611
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$99565
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
81
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
39
100
🏙️ Population
203M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 76% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2846). Brazil ranked 145th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 117th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Brazil and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$26.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$8.13
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$4.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$3162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$15526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$8758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$24.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$42.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$4.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$44.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$2492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$28537

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Switzerland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3234
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K