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Rio das Ostras vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Rio das Ostras is 57.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% less in Rio das Ostras
Groceries: pay 55.2% less in Rio das Ostras
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Rio das Ostras
Housing: pay 78.2% less in Rio das Ostras
Childcare: pay 64.3% less in Rio das Ostras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.9% less in Rio das Ostras
Clothing: pay 45.1% less in Rio das Ostras

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Rio das Ostras.

Rio das Ostras vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Rio das Ostras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$3.91 R$21.29	-76.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$6.34 R$34.47	-35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$1.18 R$6.42	-54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.52 R$2.84	-76.7%
Average			-60.6%

Canberra vs. Rio das Ostras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Rio das Ostras
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.57 R$8.53	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$3.73 R$20.28	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$3.34 R$18.17	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.90 R$10.34	-55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.45 R$7.91	-65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$0.76 R$4.14	-48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.53 R$2.87	-60.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.42 R$2.30	-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.54 R$2.94	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.36 R$1.95	-64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.35 R$1.92	-66.2%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	Rio das Ostras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$4.05 R$22.00	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$7.27 R$39.54	-61.6%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 78.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Rio das Ostras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$16.64 R$90.49	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$186.39 R$1,013.87	-88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$139.79 R$760.40	-88.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$49.89 R$271.36	-68.6%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 64.3% less for childcare

	Canberra	Rio das Ostras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$304.44 R$1,655.98	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	-46.1%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Rio das Ostras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$0.93 R$5.07	-85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$1.62 R$8.79	-52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$2.05 R$11.15	-93.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$22.37 R$121.66	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$5.78 R$31.43	-55.8%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 45.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Rio das Ostras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$52.19 R$283.88	-24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$26.10 R$141.94	-54.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$60.58 R$329.51	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$41.01 R$223.05	-65.4%
Average			-45.1%

Canberra vs. Rio das Ostras - Cost of clothing

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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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