Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 53.7% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 35.7% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 44.0% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 67.4% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 34.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in Rio De Janeiro

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Rio De Janeiro.

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €20.93	$9.95 R$50.39	-57.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$8.46 R$42.84	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.60	$1.59 R$8.06	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$1.04 R$5.26	-52.8%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 35.7% less for groceries

	Dublin	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.19	$2.08 R$10.53	-15.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.47	$5.43 R$27.47	+8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.52	$4.35 R$22.04	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$2.32 R$11.72	-53.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.15	$2.00 R$10.15	-65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$1.29 R$6.53	+2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.81 R$4.09	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.73 R$3.70	-41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.11	$0.83 R$4.20	-65.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$0.56 R$2.83	-34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.48 R$2.40	-30.4%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

	Dublin	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.15	$4.98 R$25.19	-38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €95.67	$50.77 R$257.01	-52.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	$23,669.59 R$120K	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.35	$8.21 R$41.57	-52.4%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 67.4% less for housing

	Dublin	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.46	$22.76 R$115.23	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,194.52	$909.17 R$4,602.67	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,973.07	$533.31 R$2,699.87	-75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €189.00	$102.28 R$517.78	-51.8%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 34.6% less for childcare

	Dublin	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,132.44	$594.40 R$3,009.15	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,714.91	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	-8.4%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.98	$2.39 R$12.09	-69.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.37	$2.33 R$11.78	-52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €18.94	$2.96 R$14.99	-86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €61.66	$30.84 R$156.14	-55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$7.96 R$40.32	-49.2%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Dublin	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €95.83	$41.81 R$211.66	-61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €44.91	$49.05 R$248.31	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €100.66	$74.57 R$377.50	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €116.10	$67.45 R$341.49	-48.3%
Average			-40.1%

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