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Rio das Ostras vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Rio das Ostras is 67.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 65.8% less in Rio das Ostras
Groceries: pay 51.7% less in Rio das Ostras
Transportation: pay 54.5% less in Rio das Ostras
Housing: pay 82.4% less in Rio das Ostras
Childcare: pay 81.2% less in Rio das Ostras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.2% less in Rio das Ostras
Clothing: pay 57.8% less in Rio das Ostras

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Rio das Ostras.

Rio das Ostras vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio das Ostras instead of London, you would:

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pay 65.8% less for restaurants

	London	Rio das Ostras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$3.91 R$21.29	-85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$6.34 R$34.47	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.18 R$6.42	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.52 R$2.84	-72.9%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 51.7% less for groceries

	London	Rio das Ostras
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.57 R$8.53	-27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$3.73 R$20.28	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$3.34 R$18.17	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$1.90 R$10.34	-62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$1.45 R$7.91	-63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$0.76 R$4.14	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.53 R$2.87	-36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.42 R$2.30	-70.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.54 R$2.94	-67.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.36 R$1.95	-52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.35 R$1.92	-57.7%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 54.5% less for transportation

	London	Rio das Ostras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$4.05 R$22.00	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$7.27 R$39.54	-77.1%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 82.4% less for housing

	London	Rio das Ostras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$16.64 R$90.49	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$186.39 R$1,013.87	-94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$139.79 R$760.40	-94.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$49.89 R$271.36	-80.5%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 81.2% less for childcare

	London	Rio das Ostras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$304.44 R$1,655.98	-87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	-74.8%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 77.2% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Rio das Ostras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$0.93 R$5.07	-89.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$1.62 R$8.79	-69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$2.05 R$11.15	-91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$22.37 R$121.66	-65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$5.78 R$31.43	-71.2%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 57.8% less for clothing

	London	Rio das Ostras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$52.19 R$283.88	-55.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$26.10 R$141.94	-49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$60.58 R$329.51	-51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$41.01 R$223.05	-74.5%
Average			-57.8%

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