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Cost of owning a dog in Brazil

Lifetime and food cost for 272 dogs, localized to BRL.

The cheapest dog to own in Brazil is the Japanese Chin (~R$32,870 lifetime). All costs in BRL. Pet insurance is still a small market in Brazil — most owners self-pay vet bills.
#BreedSizeFood/yrLifetime
1Japanese ChinSmallR$590R$32,870
2Russian ToySmallR$425R$35,670
3English Toy SpanielSmallR$675R$36,750
4Toy Fox TerrierSmallR$370R$37,205
5ChihuahuaSmallR$345R$37,695
6Danish-Swedish FarmdogSmallR$965R$38,720
7Miniature PinscherSmallR$590R$39,025
8Russell TerrierSmallR$730R$39,600
9BologneseSmallR$480R$39,895
10SchipperkeSmallR$770R$40,140
11Portuguese Podengo PequenoSmallR$675R$40,165
12Lancashire HeelerSmallR$770R$40,250
13Boston TerrierSmallR$1,005R$40,290
14JagdterrierSmallR$1,045R$40,830
15Norwich TerrierSmallR$730R$40,905
16Tibetan SpanielSmallR$730R$40,905
17Italian GreyhoundSmallR$660R$41,210
18Miniature Bull TerrierSmallR$1,185R$41,360
19Border TerrierSmallR$770R$41,460
20PapillonSmallR$510R$41,520
21Norfolk TerrierSmallR$700R$41,825
22AffenpinscherSmallR$565R$42,325
23Australian TerrierSmallR$965R$42,640
24Japanese SpitzSmallR$965R$42,640
25Brussels GriffonSmallR$590R$42,695
26Russian Tsvetnaya BolonkaSmallR$510R$42,910
27Cairn TerrierSmallR$800R$43,170
28Chinese CrestedSmallR$635R$43,235
29Smooth Fox TerrierSmallR$920R$43,505
30Wire Fox TerrierSmallR$920R$43,505
31Cirneco dell’EtnaSmallR$1,130R$43,615
32LöwchenSmallR$740R$43,675
33Lakeland TerrierSmallR$950R$43,875
34Parson Russell TerrierSmallR$850R$43,940
35PekingeseSmallR$810R$44,185
36Scottish TerrierSmallR$1,060R$44,190
37BeagleSmallR$1,265R$44,310
38MudiSmallR$1,195R$44,510
39Silky TerrierSmallR$635R$44,640
40PugSmallR$910R$44,710
41Cesky TerrierSmallR$1,030R$44,990
42BasenjiSmallR$1,185R$45,815
43Poodle (Miniature)SmallR$740R$46,180
44Lhasa ApsoSmallR$850R$46,220
45French BulldogSmallR$1,140R$46,755
46Biewer TerrierSmallR$425R$46,910
47American Eskimo DogSmallR$1,085R$47,215
48MalteseSmallR$480R$47,285
49Bulldog (English)MediumR$1,955R$47,340
50Shetland SheepdogSmallR$1,060R$47,400
51HavaneseSmallR$635R$47,425
52Manchester Terrier (Toy)SmallR$730R$47,430
53Taiwan DogMediumR$1,555R$47,585
54Yorkshire TerrierSmallR$400R$47,695
55Teddy Roosevelt TerrierSmallR$920R$47,705
56Shiba InuSmallR$1,060R$48,300
57Rat TerrierSmallR$965R$48,325
58PumiMediumR$1,280R$48,680
59Bedlington TerrierSmallR$1,060R$49,005
60Welsh TerrierSmallR$1,060R$49,005
61PomeranianSmallR$370R$49,070
62Sealyham TerrierSmallR$1,195R$49,190
63Cavalier King Charles SpanielSmallR$880R$49,340
64DachshundSmallR$1,225R$49,830
65American Hairless TerrierSmallR$810R$50,105
66Treeing Tennessee BrindleMediumR$1,790R$50,155
67Basset Fauve de BretagneMediumR$1,485R$50,530
68Braque du BourbonnaisMediumR$1,925R$50,680
69MaltipooSmallR$740R$50,905
70Manchester Terrier (Standard)SmallR$950R$50,950
71Pembroke Welsh CorgiMediumR$1,400R$51,350
72Dogue de BordeauxGiantR$3,685R$51,380
73ShikokuMediumR$1,955R$51,970
74Icelandic SheepdogMediumR$1,350R$52,445
75German Shepherd DogLargeR$2,720R$52,600
76Yakutian LaikaMediumR$2,035R$52,880
77Swedish VallhundMediumR$1,350R$53,010
78Mountain CurMediumR$1,955R$53,020
79Nederlandse KooikerhondjeMediumR$1,265R$53,115
80Norwegian LundehundMediumR$1,265R$53,115
81Peruvian Inca OrchidMediumR$1,500R$53,240
82Poodle (Toy)SmallR$370R$53,585
83Irish TerrierMediumR$1,290R$53,980
84Flat-Coated RetrieverLargeR$2,585R$54,060
85Staffordshire Bull TerrierMediumR$1,485R$54,230
86Kai KenMediumR$1,445R$54,310
87Slovensky KopovMediumR$1,745R$54,520
88Chinese Shar-PeiLargeR$2,200R$54,560
89German PinscherMediumR$1,620R$54,850
90Petit Basset Griffon VendéenMediumR$1,540R$54,950
91Kishu KenMediumR$1,955R$55,060
92American Water SpanielMediumR$1,620R$55,420
93West Highland White TerrierSmallR$965R$55,560
94WhippetMediumR$1,540R$55,610
95Finnish SpitzMediumR$1,320R$55,625
96Dandie Dinmont TerrierSmallR$1,100R$55,640
97Karelian Bear DogMediumR$2,010R$55,720
98German ShepherdLargeR$2,720R$55,860
99Cardigan Welsh CorgiMediumR$1,500R$56,270
100Boykin SpanielMediumR$1,540R$56,445
101Cocker SpanielMediumR$1,265R$56,530
102Irish WolfhoundGiantR$3,890R$56,810
103Norwegian BuhundMediumR$1,555R$57,010
104Swedish LapphundMediumR$1,705R$57,090
105Field SpanielMediumR$1,870R$57,195
106SloughiMediumR$1,870R$57,195
107English Cocker SpanielMediumR$1,445R$57,205
108Croatian SheepdogMediumR$1,680R$57,470
109Glen of Imaal TerrierMediumR$1,650R$57,820
110Tibetan TerrierSmallR$1,225R$57,980
111Ibizan HoundMediumR$2,035R$58,130
112German SpitzMediumR$1,265R$58,635
113Miniature SchnauzerSmallR$880R$58,740
114Nova Scotia Duck Tolling RetrieverMediumR$1,870R$59,240
115Portuguese SheepdogMediumR$2,050R$59,430
116BrittanyMediumR$1,620R$59,530
117Soft Coated Wheaten TerrierMediumR$1,620R$59,530
118Portuguese PodengoLargeR$2,130R$59,575
119Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle DogMediumR$1,745R$59,610
120Chow ChowLargeR$2,350R$59,675
121KromfohrlanderMediumR$1,350R$59,790
122Shih TzuSmallR$740R$59,880
123NorrbottenspetsMediumR$1,265R$60,080
124English Springer SpanielMediumR$1,955R$60,310
125German Shorthaired PointerLargeR$2,350R$60,315
126SchapendoesMediumR$1,815R$60,540
127Working KelpieMediumR$1,925R$60,810
128Miniature American ShepherdMediumR$1,445R$60,865
129Deutscher WachtelhundMediumR$2,035R$61,380
130Irish Red and White SetterMediumR$2,035R$61,380
131Finnish LapphundMediumR$1,900R$61,650
132Coton de TulearSmallR$700R$61,810
133AzawakhMediumR$1,925R$62,025
134Australian Cattle DogMediumR$1,870R$62,065
135JindoMediumR$1,790R$62,170
136Bichon FriseSmallR$850R$62,275
137Kerry Blue TerrierMediumR$1,680R$62,330
138Canaan DogMediumR$1,955R$62,395
139Welsh Springer SpanielMediumR$1,955R$62,395
140American English CoonhoundLargeR$2,270R$62,520
141Bohemian ShepherdMediumR$2,075R$62,850
142Rhodesian RidgebackLargeR$2,940R$62,890
143Belgian LaekenoisLargeR$2,435R$62,900
144XoloitzcuintliMediumR$1,540R$62,945
145Lagotto RomagnoloMediumR$1,430R$63,020
146Grand Basset Griffon VendéenMediumR$1,870R$63,325
147BoxerLargeR$2,585R$63,575
148DreverMediumR$1,705R$63,590
149BullmastiffGiantR$3,960R$63,650
150KeeshondMediumR$1,790R$63,810
151French SpanielLargeR$2,270R$64,055
152Entlebucher Mountain DogLargeR$2,200R$64,120
153Portuguese PointerMediumR$2,020R$64,180
154Segugio ItalianoLargeR$2,120R$64,210
155Bernese Mountain DogGiantR$3,355R$65,060
156Border CollieMediumR$1,870R$65,475
157Portuguese Water DogMediumR$2,035R$65,770
158Sussex SpanielMediumR$1,790R$65,950
159Transylvanian HoundLargeR$2,270R$66,020
160Clumber SpanielLargeR$2,720R$66,080
161GreyhoundLargeR$2,585R$66,155
162Bluetick CoonhoundLargeR$2,505R$66,240
163PuliMediumR$1,445R$66,490
164Czechoslovakian VlcakLargeR$2,130R$66,770
165English FoxhoundLargeR$2,655R$66,945
166DalmatianLargeR$2,350R$67,010
167Neapolitan MastiffGiantR$4,330R$67,340
168Thai RidgebackLargeR$2,270R$67,365
169Curly-Coated RetrieverLargeR$2,940R$67,510
170Polish Lowland SheepdogMediumR$1,790R$67,525
171Skye TerrierMediumR$1,790R$67,525
172Plott HoundLargeR$2,120R$67,820
173Small Munsterlander PointerLargeR$2,120R$67,820
174Standard SchnauzerMediumR$1,790R$68,090
175American BulldogLargeR$3,010R$68,265
176Doberman PinscherLargeR$3,010R$68,265
177Scottish DeerhoundGiantR$3,355R$68,385
178American FoxhoundLargeR$2,585R$68,740
179PorcelaineLargeR$2,380R$68,740
180BarbetLargeR$2,120R$68,990
181Pharaoh HoundLargeR$2,120R$68,990
182Irish Water SpanielLargeR$2,325R$69,180
183Golden RetrieverLargeR$2,585R$69,185
184Berger PicardLargeR$2,435R$69,430
185Treeing Walker CoonhoundLargeR$2,435R$69,430
186WeimaranerLargeR$2,805R$69,720
187Wirehaired VizslaLargeR$2,270R$69,790
188Dutch ShepherdLargeR$2,380R$69,865
189VizslaLargeR$2,185R$69,885
190Australian ShepherdMediumR$2,200R$70,070
191Bull TerrierLargeR$2,435R$70,555
192Labrador RetrieverLargeR$2,655R$70,640
193Drentsche PatrijshondLargeR$2,450R$70,725
194RottweilerLargeR$3,770R$70,945
195Basset HoundLargeR$2,200R$71,005
196Chesapeake Bay RetrieverLargeR$2,655R$71,085
197SalukiLargeR$2,200R$71,285
198Bracco ItalianoLargeR$2,805R$71,380
199Gordon SetterLargeR$2,505R$71,410
200Siberian HuskyLargeR$2,035R$71,430
201Lapponian HerderLargeR$2,720R$71,470
202Black and Tan CoonhoundLargeR$3,220R$71,520
203BroholmerGiantR$4,085R$71,750
204English SetterLargeR$2,505R$72,070
205Bavarian Mountain Scent HoundLargeR$2,175R$72,130
206Norwegian ElkhoundLargeR$2,175R$72,130
207Old English SheepdogLargeR$3,010R$72,225
208HarrierLargeR$2,200R$72,500
209Wirehaired Pointing GriffonLargeR$2,200R$72,500
210SamoyedLargeR$2,120R$72,500
211StabyhounLargeR$2,120R$72,520
212Perro de Presa CanarioGiantR$3,480R$72,810
213WetterhounLargeR$2,505R$72,830
214BorzoiLargeR$3,080R$72,885
215Great DaneGiantR$4,650R$72,990
216HovawartLargeR$2,940R$73,030
217Slovakian Wirehaired PointerLargeR$2,350R$73,325
218Spanish Water DogMediumR$1,790R$73,375
219HokkaidoLargeR$2,270R$73,425
220Airedale TerrierLargeR$2,435R$73,930
221Greater Swiss Mountain DogGiantR$3,890R$74,335
222American Leopard HoundLargeR$2,350R$74,540
223Redbone CoonhoundLargeR$2,350R$74,540
224American Staffordshire TerrierLargeR$2,270R$74,635
225German Longhaired PointerLargeR$2,655R$74,795
226Appenzeller SennenhundLargeR$2,395R$75,100
227MastiffGiantR$5,420R$75,310
228Catahoula Leopard DogLargeR$2,805R$75,700
229Slovensky CuvacLargeR$3,080R$75,760
230PudelpointerLargeR$2,350R$75,790
231Belgian SheepdogLargeR$2,435R$76,615
232Belgian TervurenLargeR$2,435R$76,615
233Hanoverian ScenthoundLargeR$3,260R$76,820
234NewfoundlandGiantR$4,210R$77,340
235CollieLargeR$2,505R$77,510
236Alaskan MalamuteLargeR$3,010R$78,170
237Bearded CollieLargeR$2,120R$78,350
238Great PyreneesGiantR$3,355R$78,950
239KuvaszGiantR$3,355R$78,950
240Saint BernardGiantR$4,825R$79,245
241ChinookLargeR$2,720R$79,550
242EurasierLargeR$2,270R$79,675
243BloodhoundGiantR$3,425R$79,705
244PointerLargeR$2,435R$80,755
245BeauceronGiantR$3,285R$81,160
246Bergamasco SheepdogLargeR$2,735R$81,180
247LeonbergerGiantR$4,330R$81,270
248Irish SetterLargeR$2,585R$81,340
249BriardLargeR$2,940R$82,750
250Afghan HoundLargeR$2,270R$83,145
251HamiltonstovareLargeR$2,350R$83,185
252Belgian MalinoisLargeR$2,435R$83,305
253German Wirehaired PointerLargeR$2,435R$83,305
254OtterhoundGiantR$3,490R$83,765
255Dogo ArgentinoGiantR$3,395R$84,835
256Bouvier des FlandresGiantR$3,285R$86,110
257TornjakLargeR$3,175R$86,265
258Tibetan MastiffGiantR$3,825R$87,060
259Giant SchnauzerLargeR$2,720R$89,270
260Estrela Mountain DogGiantR$3,685R$89,380
261Black Russian TerrierGiantR$3,700R$90,650
262KomondorGiantR$3,285R$91,060
263BoerboelGiantR$5,420R$92,200
264Anatolian Shepherd DogGiantR$3,960R$92,680
265AkitaGiantR$3,560R$92,835
266Caucasian Shepherd DogGiantR$4,455R$94,020
267TosaGiantR$4,825R$94,140
268Poodle (Standard)LargeR$2,350R$94,670
269Rafeiro do AlentejoGiantR$3,685R$96,180
270Romanian Mioritic Shepherd DogGiantR$3,960R$99,760
271Spanish MastiffGiantR$5,310R$103,395
272Pyrenean MastiffGiantR$5,540R$110,430
Food & vet localized via Brazil's price-level index; converted to BRL. Estimates — verify locally.

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