WHAT LIFE COSTS
Living costs in Brazil
The same basket of shopping costs 30% less in Brazil than it does on average across the 27 European Union countries.
Explore this country's official figures. Each one tells you what it covers and when it was measured.
Yearly spending per person
Total spending divided by everyone who lives here, including children and people who spend nothing on this category. Your own costs may be very different.
We don't have yearly spending figures for this country yet.
Official prices for this country
Prices from the national statistics office. Check each figure to see whose costs it includes.
Rent · Base rent
R$94.34
Includes every household, even those that spend nothing on this. The average can be much lower than the costs of households that do pay.
Jan 2018–Dec 2018
Public transport
R$60.47
Includes every household, even those that spend nothing on this. The average can be much lower than the costs of households that do pay.
Jan 2018–Dec 2018
Health
R$302
Includes every household, even those that spend nothing on this. The average can be much lower than the costs of households that do pay.
Jan 2018–Dec 2018
Education and childcare
R$176
Includes every household, even those that spend nothing on this. The average can be much lower than the costs of households that do pay.
Jan 2018–Dec 2018
How prices compare
See how much more or less the same goods and services cost here. These comparisons don't give you an amount to budget for.
The average across the 27 EU countries is the starting point. Each number shows how far prices are above or below it.
Everything, taken together
30% cheaper
Price level 69.6 · Reference year 2024 · Estimated from other official data
Comparison range: 61.2–122.3
Category comparisons are available for 36 countries. This country isn't covered, so we can't show a breakdown.
Sources and licences
- IBGE · dataset Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2017-2018, tabela 6715; 2.1.2.1.1 Aluguel monetário · Reproduction permitted with attribution to IBGE
- IBGE · dataset Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2017-2018, tabela 6715; 2.1.4.1 Transporte urbano · Reproduction permitted with attribution to IBGE
- IBGE · dataset Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2017-2018, tabela 6715; 2.1.6 Assistência à saude · Reproduction permitted with attribution to IBGE
- IBGE · dataset Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2017-2018, tabela 6715; 2.1.7 Educação · Reproduction permitted with attribution to IBGE
- World Bank · dataset PA.NUS.PPP + PA.NUS.FCRF · World Development Indicators: CC BY 4.0
- Eurostat · dataset prc_ppp_ind · CC BY 4.0; credit and changes required
- World Bank · dataset NE.CON.PRVT.CD + SP.POP.TOTL + PA.NUS.FCRF · World Development Indicators: CC BY 4.0