Cost of Living Comparison Between Brazil and Afghanistan Cost of Living Comparison Between Brazil and Afghanistan

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Brazil is 35.8% more expensive than Afghanistan without rent, and 58.9% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Brazil is 76.8% more expensive than Afghanistan without rent, and 97.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Brazil
Afghanistan
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.31 R$29.48
$2.22 ุ‹154
139.19%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.19 R$162
$10.17 ุ‹709
187.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.29 R$34.91
$3.69 ุ‹257
70.46%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.91 ุ‹203
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$7.01 ุ‹489
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Cappuccino
$1.76 R$9.79
$0.95 ุ‹66.5
85.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.08 R$6
$0.38 ุ‹26.73
184.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 R$4.02
$0.15 ุ‹10.41
380.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.84 R$10.21
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 R$15.16
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๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Brazil
Afghanistan
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.96 R$5.32
$0.75 ุ‹52.3
28.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.48 R$8.2
$0.23 ุ‹16.07
543.48%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.17 R$6.5
$1.69 ุ‹118
-30.77%
Eggs
$2.12 R$11.79
$1.54 ุ‹107
37.66%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.41 R$46.69
$3.68 ุ‹257
128.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.82 R$21.18
$3.32 ุ‹231
15.06%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.55 R$41.89
$5.65 ุ‹394
33.63%
Apples (1kg)
$2.15 R$11.94
$0.61 ุ‹42.3
252.46%
Banana (1kg)
$1.28 R$7.09
$0.84 ุ‹58.8
52.38%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.13 R$6.27
$0.71 ุ‹49.67
59.15%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.48 R$8.22
$0.51 ุ‹35.81
190.20%
Potato (1kg)
$1.17 R$6.49
$0.44 ุ‹30.61
165.91%
Onion (1kg)
$1.1 R$6.1
$0.37 ุ‹25.52
197.30%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.75 R$4.14
$0.32 ุ‹22.49
134.38%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.7 R$3.9
$0.32 ุ‹22.52
118.75%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
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$1.75 ุ‹122
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.7 ุ‹49.05
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.43 ุ‹99.7
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.1 R$11.63
$2.29 ุ‹160
-8.30%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.4 R$41.05
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 R$6.55
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.25 R$12.48
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Brazil
Afghanistan
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.93 R$5.18
$0.28 ุ‹19.38
232.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.29 R$229
$12.02 ุ‹838
243.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 R$5.83
$1.4 ุ‹97.5
-25.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.83 R$4.59
$0.69 ุ‹48.09
20.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.14 R$39.63
$1.67 ุ‹117
327.54%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.09 R$6.08
$1 ุ‹69.4
9.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22K R$121.8K
$8,532 ุ‹594.4K
157.29%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.4K R$151.8K
$36.6K ุ‹2.5M
-25.27%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Brazil
Afghanistan
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$69.6 R$386
$77.3 ุ‹5,385
-10.01%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.69 R$76
$14.49 ุ‹1,009
-5.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.72 R$104
$149 ุ‹10.4K
-87.44%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Brazil
Afghanistan
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.75 R$126
$9.52 ุ‹663
138.97%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.18 R$123
$3.38 ุ‹235
556.21%
Cinema Ticket
$6.15 R$34.12
$2.47 ุ‹172
148.99%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Brazil
Afghanistan
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$281 R$1,562
$23.23 ุ‹1,619
1111.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,377 R$40.9K
$1,433 ุ‹99.8K
414.84%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Brazil
Afghanistan
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$48.73 R$271
$13.89 ุ‹968
250.83%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.91 R$233
$19.57 ุ‹1,363
114.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75 R$416
$33.2 ุ‹2,313
125.93%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$61.4 R$341
$29.84 ุ‹2,079
105.83%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Brazil
Afghanistan
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$332 R$1,844
$83 ุ‹5,780
300.39%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$229 R$1,273
$52 ุ‹3,619
341.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$638 R$3,540
$182 ุ‹12.7K
249.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$448 R$2,484
$100 ุ‹6,966
347.51%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,689 R$9,376
$483 ุ‹33.7K
249.39%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,176 R$6,527
$241 ุ‹16.8K
387.04%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Brazil
Afghanistan
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$481 R$2,672
$214 ุ‹14.9K
125.12%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.16
16.22
-31.20%

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Last update for Brazil: October 29, 2025

Last update for Afghanistan: October 28, 2025

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