Ok, Just trying to work out who has a reasonable perspective on what. I myself first went to natal 6 years ago and was out there in december. My father spends a month there a year and owns several propertys there and I own two. I currently live in London.
With regards to some of the earlier posts. Sorry I meant $R2.40 per litre on petrol which is about 70p? Compared to the Uk and Europe that is a hell of a lot cheaper!!
Electrical Goods I would definately say are similar price to that of the uk. With regards to coke, my step-mum is brazillian, my step brother and sister are brazillian, my girlfriend is brazilian and none of them like it and every time I have been there none of the brazilians i have met are too fussed on it.
Brand trainers were cheaper than the uk and other bits I will guess they probably are going to be more expensive as hardly anyone in brazil can afford branded clothes!! Who the hell goes there to buy branded clothes anyway?
Glasses were much cheaper than uk, I know because I lost a pair and had to get some.
Medicines and such were the same price.
I have never lived in the US so I can't say, but from what I have heard it is much cheaper than UK. So I would say Brazil wouldn't be much cheaper but compared to Europe it is definately cheaper!!!
JMBroad agree with what you say with regards to restaurants. There was a new Chahascuria I went to between natal and ponta negra that was about R$30 a head which for brazil is expensive but the quality and food was excellent. For something like that in the uk would be £30+ a head.
With regards to moving to Brazil and staying away from the life you are used to. Why the hell would you move if you are happy with the life you are used too?
You don't move to another country expecting the same!!
I lived in Singapore for 2 years it was completely different to the UK and I loved that about it, if I wanted a place to be like the UK then I wouldn't move anywhere!
To live a life in Brazil is definately much cheaper than here!! Someone here could hardly live on £1000 a month in Brazil you would live quite comfortably.