Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 27.9% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 53.1% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 12.1% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% more in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$9.95 R$50.39	-10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$8.46 R$42.84	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.59 R$8.06	+99.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.04 R$5.26	+82.1%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$2.08 R$10.53	+137.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$5.43 R$27.47	+5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$4.35 R$22.04	-13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$2.32 R$11.72	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$2.00 R$10.15	-16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$1.29 R$6.53	+132.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$0.81 R$4.09	+13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$0.73 R$3.70	-13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$0.83 R$4.20	-34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.56 R$2.83	+97.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.48 R$2.40	+123.8%
Average			+26.9%

Kiev vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$4.98 R$25.19	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	$50.77 R$257.01	+355.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$23,669.59 R$120K	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$8.21 R$41.57	+41.7%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 53.1% more for housing

	Kiev	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$22.76 R$115.23	+244.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$909.17 R$4,602.67	+43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$533.31 R$2,699.87	+55.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$102.28 R$517.78	+33.6%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 12.1% more for childcare

	Kiev	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$594.40 R$3,009.15	+44.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	-13.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$2.39 R$12.09	+78.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$2.33 R$11.78	+36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$2.96 R$14.99	-14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$30.84 R$156.14	-15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$7.96 R$40.32	+42.9%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$41.81 R$211.66	-43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$49.05 R$248.31	+23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$74.57 R$377.50	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$67.45 R$341.49	-43.8%
Average			-25.8%

Kiev vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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