Brazil vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$2736
🏠 One person rent
$306
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$425
$1346
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
8.44
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
68
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
39
80
🏙️ Population
203M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($723) is 24% less expensive than in Taiwan ($951). Brazil ranked 127th vs 82nd for Taiwan 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 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 125th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Brazil and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.23
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83
$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.95%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1646
$7135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$3983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$8.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.16
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6778
$11888

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In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1030
12.4M
Rio de Janeiro
$958
6.78M
Brasilia
$871
3.09M
Manaus
$801
2.26M
Belo Horizonte
$841
2.53M
Curitiba
$806
1.96M
Recife
$685
1.66M
Belem
$772
1.51M
Salvador
$822
2.9M
Fortaleza
$771
2.7M
Campinas
$751
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$848
1.49M
Santo Andre
$711
724K
Goiania
$768
1.56M
Guarulhos
$618
1.32M
Sao Luis
$770
1.12M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$736
737K
Maceio
$707
1.03M
Ribeirao Preto
$734
720K
Niteroi
$707
497K
Natal
$572
897K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$735
850K
Cuiaba
$740
624K
Nova Iguacu
$674
825K
Joao Pessoa
$668
826K
Uberlandia
$642
707K
Serra
$628
537K
Joinville
$671
605K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$731
711K
Sorocaba
$658
695K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$997
4.36M
Taipei
$1136
2.6M
Taichung
$944
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$885
2.73M
Taoyuan
$879
2.29M
Tainan
$877
1.87M
Hsinchu
$844
499K
Keelung
$917
367K
Zhubei
$887
213K
Chiayi
$865
252K
Changhua
$863
227K
Kinmen
$850
139K
Miaoli
$702
86.2K
Douliu
$847
108K
Taitung
$1033
109K
Nantou
$847
102K
Yilan
$859
94.8K