Brazil vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$336
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$1514
💸 GDP per capita
$10311
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
7.4
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
68
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
212M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($771) is 25% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1024). Brazil ranked 138th vs 97th 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 0.7 months in Brazil compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 104th and 30th 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
$6.04
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.2%
2.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1798
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$6023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.92
$9.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9477
$17202

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1115
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$1013
6.21M
Brasilia
$928
3M
Manaus
$823
2.3M
Belo Horizonte
$875
2.32M
Curitiba
$852
1.77M
Fortaleza
$812
2.58M
Salvador
$863
2.42M
Campinas
$888
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$845
1.39M
Recife
$805
1.49M
Uberlandia
$710
762K
Goiania
$839
1.44M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$877
727K
Guarulhos
$753
1.32M
Belem
$789
1.3M
Santo Andre
$742
749K
Campo Grande
$672
963K
Joinville
$765
665K
Maceio
$726
958K
Ribeirao Preto
$739
732K
Duque de Caxias
$648
887K
Florianopolis
$979
587K
Sao Luis
$808
1.04M
Joao Pessoa
$787
834K
Niteroi
$792
497K
Nova Iguacu
$632
843K
Teresina
$559
868K
Osasco
$782
760K
Contagem
$596
652K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1108
4.05M
Taichung
$957
2.87M
Taipei
$1257
2.44M
Kaohsiung
$999
2.72M
Taoyuan
$941
2.35M
Tainan
$910
1.85M
Hsinchu
$937
455K
Keelung
$997
360K
Chiayi
$910
261K
Zhubei
$882
221K
Changhua
$888
221K
Kinmen
$903
140K
Douliu
$889
109K
Miaoli
$709
86K
Taitung
$841
103K
Nantou
$879
96.5K
Yilan
$796
94.7K