Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Brazil and London

For one person, living is cheaper in Brazil: $855 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $38,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇧🇷 Brazil

$855

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London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,048

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🙂 Solo nomad: Brazil is 62.2% cheaper than London without rent, and 78.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Brazil is 62.8% cheaper than London without rent, and 75.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.50 R$35.49

$26.36 £19.59

-75.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.90 R$169

$109 £80.7

-71.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.25 R$39.63

$10.71 £7.96

-32.31%

Cappuccino

$1.99 R$10.88

$5.59 £4.15

-64.40%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.14 R$6.22

$3.00 £2.23

-62.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 R$3.96

$2.22 £1.65

-67.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.81 R$9.87

$9.65 £7.17

-81.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 R$15.42

$8.26 £6.14

-65.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.98 R$5.36

$1.97 £1.46

-50.25%

White Bread (500g)

$1.63 R$8.88

$2.09 £1.55

-22.01%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 R$6.68

$2.59 £1.93

-52.90%

Eggs

$2.15 R$11.76

$5.37 £3.99

-59.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.84 R$48.29

$13.12 £9.75

-32.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.09 R$22.33

$11.03 £8.20

-62.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.98 R$43.58

$17.73 £13.18

-54.99%

Apples (1kg)

$2.16 R$11.80

$3.17 £2.36

-31.86%

Banana (1kg)

$1.30 R$7.11

$1.38 £1.03

-5.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.16 R$6.33

$2.82 £2.10

-58.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.46 R$7.99

$3.36 £2.50

-56.55%

Potato (1kg)

$1.10 R$6.01

$1.70 £1.26

-35.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 R$5.55

$1.78 £1.32

-42.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.74 R$4.04

$1.49 £1.11

-50.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 R$3.95

$1.82 £1.35

-60.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.27 R$12.40

$23.85 £17.73

-90.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.20 R$39.31

$13.44 £9.99

-46.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.24 R$6.75

$3.11 £2.31

-60.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 R$12.33

$4.49 £3.34

-49.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.93 R$5.07

$4.13 £3.07

-77.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$44.48 R$243

$266 £198

-83.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 R$6.61

$5.98 £4.45

-79.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 R$4.14

$3.39 £2.52

-77.58%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.56 R$41.32

$56.6 £42.03

-86.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 R$6.59

$2.21 £1.64

-45.25%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.7K R$118.6K

$38.3K £28.4K

-43.29%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.9K R$168.9K

$41.0K £30.5K

-24.63%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$78.0 R$426

$372 £277

-79.06%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$11.96 R$65.4

$18.66 £13.87

-35.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.21 R$105

$40.53 £30.13

-52.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.14 R$132

$56.0 £41.63

-56.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.23 R$138

$17.10 £12.71

47.54%

Cinema Ticket

$7.37 R$40.26

$17.95 £13.34

-58.94%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$319 R$1,745

$2,946 £2,189

-89.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.7K R$69.5K

$47.6K £35.4K

-73.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.80 R$267

$116 £86.4

-58.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.66 R$244

$56.9 £42.29

-21.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 R$462

$128 £95.1

-33.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$64.9 R$354

$154 £114

-57.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$366 R$2,000

$2,935 £2,182

-87.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$241 R$1,319

$2,258 £1,678

-89.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$704 R$3,847

$5,250 £3,902

-86.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 R$2,634

$3,859 £2,868

-87.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,805 R$9,860

$17.2K £12.8K

-89.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,258 R$6,873

$8,278 £6,153

-84.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 R$2,887

$5,621 £4,177

-90.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.14

4.78

133.05%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Brazil: November 2, 2026

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Brazil

$241 28.2%

London

$2.3K 55.8% 835% $2K

Groceries & Markets

Brazil

$183 21.4%

London

$360 8.9% 96.8% $177

Eating Out

Brazil

$120 14%

London

$396 9.8% 230% $276

Clothing & Footwear

Brazil

$109 12.8%

London

$205 5.1% 87.2% $95

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Brazil

$109 12.8%

London

$432 10.7% 295% $322

Getting Around

Brazil

$53 6.2%

London

$305 7.6% 474% $252

Sport & Entertainment

Brazil

$39 4.6%

London

$92 2.3% 137% $53

Good to know

🇧🇷 Brazil

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

15:46 3:46 PM

18:46 6:46 PM

3 h ahead of Brazil

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

203,062,512

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

Brazilian Real BRL R$

British Pound GBP £

📈 Exchange rate

1 BRL = 0.183 USD

1 BRL = 0.163 EUR

1 GBP = 1.35 USD

1 GBP = 1.2 EUR

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GBP, USD, EUR to BRL – Brazilian Real Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇧🇷 Brazilian Real (R$)

Brazilian Real exchange rates as of November 5, 2026: 1 USD = 5.46 BRL (1 BRL = 0.183 USD). 1 EUR = 6.14 BRL (1 BRL = 0.163 EUR).

British Pound exchange rates as of November 5, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.835 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

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