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Rio De Janeiro vs. Batumi Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 55.6% more expensive than Batumi.

Restaurants
pay 29.7% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries
pay 50.9% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing
pay 16.4% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing
pay 29.6% less in Rio De Janeiro

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Rio De Janeiro are more expensive than in Batumi. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Rio De Janeiro. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Rio De Janeiro.

Rio De Janeiro vs. Batumi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.7% more for restaurants

 
Batumi
Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.26
GEL24.31
$7.46
R$38.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.41
GEL19.44
$6.52
R$33.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.86
GEL2.27
$1.36
R$6.99

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pay 50.9% more for groceries

 
Batumi
Rio De Janeiro
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
GEL1.47
$1.81
R$9.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.42
GEL8.98
$4.37
R$22.38
Milk (1 gallon) $6.81
GEL17.87
$4.34
R$22.24

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Batumi
Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.24
GEL11.13
$4.27
R$21.91
Monthly public transit pass $7.41
GEL19.44
$40.48
R$207.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $14,814.81
GEL38,888.89
$20,595.53
R$106K

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pay 16.4% more for housing

 
Batumi
Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.57
GEL43.50
$19.70
R$100.98
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $493.67
GEL1,295.89
$496.63
R$2,546.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $352.82
GEL926.16
$344.11
R$1,764.32

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Batumi
Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $242.09
GEL635.48
$544.48
R$2,791.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,113.17
GEL8,172.07
$12,471.41
R$63,943.39

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Batumi
Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.67
GEL4.38
$1.86
R$9.56
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.83
GEL7.44
$2.07
R$10.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.96
GEL7.78
$2.05
R$10.51

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

 
Batumi
Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.75
GEL222.47
$46.68
R$239.35
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.18
GEL110.73
$43.02
R$220.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$124.17
GEL325.95
$78.54
R$402.69

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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