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Rio das Ostras vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Rio das Ostras is 14.1% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% more in Rio das Ostras
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Rio das Ostras
Transportation: pay 23.6% more in Rio das Ostras
Housing: pay 24.2% less in Rio das Ostras
Childcare: pay 63.1% less in Rio das Ostras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% less in Rio das Ostras
Clothing: pay 32.9% less in Rio das Ostras

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Rio das Ostras are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Rio das Ostras.

Rio das Ostras vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio das Ostras instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 59.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Rio das Ostras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.91 R$21.29	-7.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$6.34 R$34.47	+29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.18 R$6.42	+146.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.52 R$2.84	+70.0%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Beijing	Rio das Ostras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.57 R$8.53	-8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$3.73 R$20.28	-50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$3.34 R$18.17	-49.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.90 R$10.34	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.45 R$7.91	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.76 R$4.14	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.53 R$2.87	-31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.42 R$2.30	-47.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.54 R$2.94	-10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.36 R$1.95	+3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.35 R$1.92	-14.6%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 23.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Rio das Ostras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.05 R$22.00	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$7.27 R$39.54	+57.1%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 24.2% less for housing

	Beijing	Rio das Ostras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$16.64 R$90.49	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$186.39 R$1,013.87	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$139.79 R$760.40	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$49.89 R$271.36	+27.1%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 63.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Rio das Ostras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$304.44 R$1,655.98	-57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	-69.1%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Rio das Ostras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$0.93 R$5.07	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$1.62 R$8.79	-44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.05 R$11.15	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$22.37 R$121.66	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$5.78 R$31.43	-31.3%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 32.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Rio das Ostras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$52.19 R$283.88	-16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$26.10 R$141.94	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$60.58 R$329.51	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$41.01 R$223.05	-61.1%
Average			-32.9%

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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: December 2025

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