FIFA said prices start at $220 for the opening match in Sao Paulo on June 12,2014. Top category seats will cost $495.
Host nation residents will have access to at least 400,000 discounted tickets from the publicly available total of about 3 million
At the other 47 group-stage matches, seats costs $90 in the cheapest Category 3 band. Category 1 tickets will cost $175.
Tickets For the Final
International fans will pay from $440 to $990, in three category bands, to see the final July 13 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro
FIFA said $15 seats will be available to Brazilian students, people over 60 & members of social programs.
The concessions to Brazilians were stipulated in a so-called World Cup bill approved last year by the Brazilian Congress. Portions of the bill - parts that grant FIFA certain tax concessions - have been called unconstitutional and are being appealed to the country's supreme court.
Despite the discounts, the prices are out of reach for most people in Brazil, where the average official minimum monthly salary is about $340
Brazil will spend about $14 billion on next year's World Cup.
Tickets Sale
Tickets for the World Cup will be sold globally from Aug. 20 on fifa.com. The first sales phase ends Oct. 10, and a random draw will allocate seats for oversubscribed matches.
A second sales phase opens Dec. 8, after the 32-team draw is made and the match schedule confirmed.
FIFA said buyers can request a maximum of four seats per match and a maximum of seven matches.
Ticket Sales Break-Up
FIFA have released a breakdown of which nations have bought the most tickets so far.
Naturally, Brazil have the lion's share, with around 62 percent of all tickets so far going to Brazilian residents.
The USA snapped up more than 65,000 tickets, England around 22,000 of the initial allocation and Germany 18,000. Australia, Canada, France and Colombia also all picked up more than 10,000 each
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