Brazil vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$306
$1567
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$2757
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$425
$4759
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$76399
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
69
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
39
86
🏙️ Population
203M
331M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($723) is 70% less expensive than in the United States ($2434). Brazil ranked 127th vs 6th for the United States 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 months in the United States. Ranked 125th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs the United States

We calculate prices for Brazil and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.23
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$5.91
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$1626
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$2940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$2379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.95%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1646
$5279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.8
$70.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$9.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.16
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$1279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6778
$15858

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs the United States

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4030
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3274
3.9M
Chicago
$2791
2.75M
Houston
$2655
2.3M
San Diego
$3451
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2571
1.6M
Phoenix
$2566
1.61M
San Jose
$3650
1.01M
Dallas
$2641
1.3M
San Francisco
$3840
874K
San Antonio
$2247
1.43M
Austin
$2674
962K
Seattle
$3194
737K
Washington
$3227
690K
Fort Worth
$2214
919K
Charlotte
$3011
875K
Jacksonville
$2394
950K
Hempstead
$2649
793K
Boston
$3279
676K
Indianapolis
$2228
888K
Denver
$2760
716K
Columbus
$2182
906K
Nashville
$3313
689K
Portland
$2606
653K
Louisville
$1795
633K
El Paso
$1408
679K
Baltimore
$2273
586K
Detroit
$1932
639K
Atlanta
$2771
499K
Memphis
$1782
633K