TABLE 2. Estimated costs of the Programa Mais Médicos (More Doctors Program), Brazil, 2014.

Cost component	Estimated cost (US$)
Doctors salaries	776 370 131
Relocation	111 000 000
Air and ground transportation	56 022 656
Living expenses	51 193 482
Food	29 909 396
Monthly earnings for supervision	31 087 660
Monthly earnings for academic mentoring	3 063 830
Specialty courses	43 319 149
TOTAL	1 101 966 303

Note: The exchange rate used was US$ 1 = R$ 2.35 (Central Bank of Brazil, 2014).

Source: Prepared by the authors from the study data.