Cost of living comparison

Iran

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Karaj Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 2.6 times more expensive than Karaj.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 9.3 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Rio De Janeiro

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Rio De Janeiro are more expensive than in Karaj. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Rio De Janeiro.

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Karaj Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Karaj	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$9.95 R$50.39	+165.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$8.46 R$42.84	+111.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR623K	$1.59 R$8.06	+251.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$1.04 R$5.26	-38.6%
Average			+117.8%

Karaj vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Karaj	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR686K	$2.08 R$10.53	+316.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$5.43 R$27.47	+145.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 IRR3M	$4.35 R$22.04	+72.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.05 IRR1M	$2.32 R$11.72	+120.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$2.00 R$10.15	+31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 IRR550K	$1.29 R$6.53	+222.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 IRR1M	$0.81 R$4.09	+3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 IRR471K	$0.73 R$3.70	+113.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR301K	$0.83 R$4.20	+278.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 IRR274K	$0.56 R$2.83	+180.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR284K	$0.48 R$2.40	+129.6%
Average			+128.4%

Karaj vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Karaj	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$4.98 R$25.19	+1380.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.00 IRR18M	$50.77 R$257.01	+290.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$23,669.59 R$120K	-52.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 IRR4M	$8.21 R$41.57	+204.1%
Average			+222.4%

Karaj vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Karaj	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$22.76 R$115.23	+515.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$292.57 IRR402M	$909.17 R$4,602.67	+210.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.49 IRR673M	$533.31 R$2,699.87	+9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$102.28 R$517.78	+927.7%
Average			+153.0%

Karaj vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of housing

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pay 9.3 times more for childcare

	Karaj	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$594.40 R$3,009.15	+451.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$827.70 IRR1B	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	+1481.5%
Average			+834.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karaj	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.50 IRR687K	$2.39 R$12.09	+377.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.08 IRR1M	$2.33 R$11.78	+115.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$2.96 R$14.99	+18.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.73 IRR31M	$30.84 R$156.14	+35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.09 IRR2M	$7.96 R$40.32	+629.0%
Average			+187.6%

Karaj vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Karaj	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 IRR34M	$41.81 R$211.66	+67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 IRR39M	$49.05 R$248.31	+73.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.31 IRR134M	$74.57 R$377.50	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$67.45 R$341.49	-10.3%
Average			+18.8%

Karaj vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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