Brazil vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$316
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$61
💸 GDP per capita
$10280
$847
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
12
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
4%
🎓 Higher education
92
37
😀 Quality of life
46
17
🏙️ Population
212M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($725) is 33% more expensive than in Syria ($544). Brazil ranked 142nd vs 177th for Syria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazil compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 110th and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Syria

We calculate prices for Brazil and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 10 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$95.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.1
$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
13.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1605
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.46
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$2.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.4
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$311
$52.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8177
$2025

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1052
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$940
6.21M
Brasilia
$882
2.82M
Manaus
$786
2.06M
Belo Horizonte
$809
2.32M
Salvador
$791
2.42M
Curitiba
$817
1.77M
Fortaleza
$758
2.43M
Campinas
$825
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$816
1.33M
Recife
$746
1.49M
Uberlandia
$670
713K
Goiania
$805
1.44M
Guarulhos
$697
1.32M
Santo Andre
$690
749K
Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
697K
Belem
$784
1.3M
Campo Grande
$634
898K
Sao Luis
$732
1.04M
Nova Iguacu
$590
786K
Ribeirao Preto
$690
699K
Maceio
$691
958K
Duque de Caxias
$653
887K
Joinville
$717
616K
Joao Pessoa
$726
834K
Natal
$583
751K
Niteroi
$739
497K
Florianopolis
$904
537K
Teresina
$572
868K
Osasco
$712
729K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$535
2M
Damascus
$671
2.69M
Hama
$438
697K
Homs
$402
775K
Latakia
$441
700K
Raqqa
$483
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$486
272K
Qamishli
$464
184K
Al-Hasakah
$472
188K
Idlib
$543
165K