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Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP is 11.5% cheaper than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.5% less in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Housing: pay 15.0% less in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Childcare: pay 1.0% more in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP

The cost of clothing and childcare in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP are more expensive than in Brazil. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP.

Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP instead of Brazil, you would:

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pay 28.5% less for restaurants

	Brazil	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.62 R$30.46	$3.73 R$20.20	-33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.58 R$35.67	$5.87 R$31.81	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 R$6.01	$0.81 R$4.38	-27.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 R$3.68	$0.39 R$2.12	-42.3%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Brazil	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 R$8.19	$1.68 R$9.09	+11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 R$23.39	$3.26 R$17.66	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77 R$20.41	$3.66 R$19.85	-2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$11.41	$1.94 R$10.50	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.77 R$9.61	$1.49 R$8.08	-15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 R$5.07	$1.04 R$5.65	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 R$3.17	$0.48 R$2.60	-18.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.91	$0.34 R$1.83	-37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.60	$0.77 R$4.17	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 R$2.83	$0.61 R$3.31	+17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.59	$0.56 R$3.05	+17.9%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Brazil	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 R$22.56	$4.08 R$22.13	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.46 R$230.10	$27.95 R$151.48	-34.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,515.32 R$116,600.14	$23,137.55 R$125,391.66	+7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.72 R$47.27	$6.14 R$33.28	-29.6%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 15.0% less for housing

	Brazil	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.92 R$102.54	$17.66 R$95.68	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$308.76 R$1,673.29	$279.51 R$1,514.76	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.49 R$1,178.64	$170.81 R$925.69	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.93 R$281.42	$40.38 R$218.85	-22.2%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 1.0% more for childcare

	Brazil	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.38 R$1,492.42	$260.87 R$1,413.77	-5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,953.98 R$37,686.41	$7,453.51 R$40,393.55	+7.2%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.73 R$9.37	$1.49 R$8.08	-13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 R$9.55	$1.55 R$8.42	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.27 R$12.31	$1.86 R$10.10	-17.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.44 R$132.44	$20.50 R$111.08	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.36 R$34.49	$2.98 R$16.16	-53.2%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Brazil	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.78 R$269.76	$56.92 R$308.45	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 R$244.82	$57.32 R$310.63	+26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.53 R$431.01	$78.22 R$423.93	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.80 R$334.90	$42.24 R$228.90	-31.7%
Average			+2.0%

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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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