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Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 3.8% cheaper than Chiba.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 34.2% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 26.3% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 6.3% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 34.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 17.8% more in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% more for restaurants

	Chiba	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.68 ¥1,086	$7.46 R$38.23	+11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥814	$6.52 R$33.45	+30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ¥174	$1.36 R$6.99	+27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥122	$0.91 R$4.65	+20.5%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 34.2% less for groceries

	Chiba	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.75 ¥285	$1.81 R$9.27	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.86 ¥789	$4.37 R$22.38	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 ¥896	$4.34 R$22.24	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 ¥242	$2.06 R$10.58	+38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 ¥448	$1.80 R$9.25	-34.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.63 ¥427	$1.11 R$5.69	-57.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥222	$0.74 R$3.81	-45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 ¥286	$0.72 R$3.68	-59.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 ¥324	$0.70 R$3.57	-65.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 ¥235	$0.60 R$3.09	-58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.59 ¥258	$0.53 R$2.71	-66.7%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 26.3% less for transportation

	Chiba	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.25 ¥691	$4.27 R$21.91	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.48 R$207.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$20,595.53 R$106K	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.99 ¥4,060	$7.10 R$36.41	-71.6%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 6.3% less for housing

	Chiba	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.71 ¥2,714	$19.70 R$100.98	+17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$980.09 ¥159K	$496.63 R$2,546.30	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.91 ¥77,796	$344.11 R$1,764.32	-28.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.65 ¥10,015	$82.68 R$423.91	+34.1%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 34.2% more for childcare

	Chiba	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$271.75 ¥44,145	$544.48 R$2,791.67	+100.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,376.64 ¥3M	$12,471.41 R$63,943.39	-32.1%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Chiba	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 ¥326	$1.86 R$9.56	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 ¥488	$2.07 R$10.61	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥651	$2.05 R$10.51	-48.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.69 ¥9,046	$28.14 R$144.26	-49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.03 ¥1,791	$7.08 R$36.32	-35.8%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

	Chiba	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.09 ¥6,513	$46.68 R$239.35	+16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 ¥4,614	$43.02 R$220.58	+51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.87 ¥9,401	$78.54 R$402.69	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.55 ¥15,197	$63.36 R$324.88	-32.3%
Average			+17.8%

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