Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 55.8% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 68.8% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 85.0% more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 43.9% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Rio De Janeiro

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Rio De Janeiro are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Rio De Janeiro.

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 31.5% more for restaurants

	Astana	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT3,675.56	$7.46 R$38.23	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,594.51	$6.52 R$33.45	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT444.92	$1.36 R$6.99	+44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT256.11	$0.91 R$4.65	+67.0%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 68.8% more for groceries

	Astana	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT212.13	$1.81 R$9.27	+302.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,113.19	$4.37 R$22.38	-2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,767.70	$4.34 R$22.24	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT789.60	$2.06 R$10.58	+23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT951.68	$1.80 R$9.25	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT269.32	$1.11 R$5.69	+94.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT387.39	$0.74 R$3.81	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT400.30	$0.72 R$3.68	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT365.52	$0.70 R$3.57	-10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT112.69	$0.60 R$3.09	+152.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT79.10	$0.53 R$2.71	+215.8%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 85.0% more for transportation

	Astana	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT819.54	$4.27 R$21.91	+146.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT6,486.28	$40.48 R$207.57	+194.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10M	$20,595.53 R$106K	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,459.35	$7.10 R$36.41	-3.1%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 43.9% more for housing

	Astana	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,311.55	$19.70 R$100.98	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT216K	$496.63 R$2,546.30	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT148K	$344.11 R$1,764.32	+9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT18,629.61	$82.68 R$423.91	+109.5%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Astana	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT108K	$544.48 R$2,791.67	+137.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2M	$12,471.41 R$63,943.39	+160.9%
Average			+149.1%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT518.90	$1.86 R$9.56	+69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT963.93	$2.07 R$10.61	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT856.19	$2.05 R$10.51	+13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT22,758.03	$28.14 R$144.26	-41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,421.54	$7.08 R$36.32	+38.1%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Astana	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT25,172.40	$46.68 R$239.35	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT15,881.55	$43.02 R$220.58	+27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT38,773.53	$78.54 R$402.69	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT40,351.02	$63.36 R$324.88	-25.9%
Average			-3.7%

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