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Latvia

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Liepaja Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 17.5% more expensive than Liepaja.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 5.9% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 89.3% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 62.1% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Liepaja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Liepaja	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$9.95 R$50.39	-11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$8.46 R$42.84	-5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.59 R$8.06	-1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$1.04 R$5.26	-11.9%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 5.9% less for groceries

	Liepaja	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.08 R$10.53	+45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$5.43 R$27.47	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$4.35 R$22.04	-1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.34	$2.32 R$11.72	-38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 €3.39	$2.00 R$10.15	-47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.29 R$6.53	+29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.81 R$4.09	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.73 R$3.70	-35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.83 R$4.20	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.56 R$2.83	+39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.48 R$2.40	+13.0%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Liepaja	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.77 €6.02	$4.98 R$25.19	-26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$50.77 R$257.01	+51.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$23,669.59 R$120K	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97 €8.87	$8.21 R$41.57	-17.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 89.3% more for housing

	Liepaja	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.17	$22.76 R$115.23	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.53 €279.05	$909.17 R$4,602.67	+190.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$232.35 €206.80	$533.31 R$2,699.87	+129.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$236.39 €210.39	$102.28 R$517.78	-56.7%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 62.1% more for childcare

	Liepaja	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.96 €149.49	$594.40 R$3,009.15	+253.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	-25.8%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Liepaja	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$2.39 R$12.09	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 €2.49	$2.33 R$11.78	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$2.96 R$14.99	-51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$30.84 R$156.14	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 €7.96	$7.96 R$40.32	-11.0%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Liepaja	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$41.81 R$211.66	-39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.85	$49.05 R$248.31	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$74.57 R$377.50	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €122.91	$67.45 R$341.49	-51.2%
Average			-29.4%

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