Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Kumanovo Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 60.3% more expensive than Kumanovo.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 96.4% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 32.4% more in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Kumanovo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.5% more for restaurants

	Kumanovo	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.36 MKD348.82	$9.95 R$50.39	+56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD353.80	$8.46 R$42.84	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 MKD74.75	$1.59 R$8.06	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MKD57.31	$1.04 R$5.26	-0.7%
Average			+36.5%

Kumanovo vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	Kumanovo	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD38.39	$2.08 R$10.53	+197.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.01	$5.43 R$27.47	+36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 MKD257.80	$4.35 R$22.04	-7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 MKD131.56	$2.32 R$11.72	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD183.84	$2.00 R$10.15	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD23.84	$1.29 R$6.53	+196.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.19	$0.81 R$4.09	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.45	$0.73 R$3.70	+19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.91	$0.83 R$4.20	+3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.34	$0.56 R$2.83	+43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.09	$0.48 R$2.40	+29.6%
Average			+30.5%

Kumanovo vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Kumanovo	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 MKD295.84	$4.98 R$25.19	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$50.77 R$257.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$23,669.59 R$120K	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD318.92	$8.21 R$41.57	+41.2%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Kumanovo	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	$22.76 R$115.23	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$238.70 MKD13,089.40	$909.17 R$4,602.67	+280.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.80 MKD10,737.29	$533.31 R$2,699.87	+172.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.71 MKD5,358.00	$102.28 R$517.78	+4.7%
Average			+159.0%

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pay 96.4% more for childcare

	Kumanovo	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	$594.40 R$3,009.15	+67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.06 MKD312K	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	+130.4%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kumanovo	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 MKD84.71	$2.39 R$12.09	+54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 MKD78.48	$2.33 R$11.78	+62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 MKD166.94	$2.96 R$14.99	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.87 MKD1,528.17	$30.84 R$156.14	+10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MKD298.99	$7.96 R$40.32	+46.1%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

	Kumanovo	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.41 MKD2,325.47	$41.81 R$211.66	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.99 MKD1,096.29	$49.05 R$248.31	+145.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.78 MKD4,484.84	$74.57 R$377.50	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.47 MKD2,657.68	$67.45 R$341.49	+39.2%
Average			+32.4%

Kumanovo vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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