Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Oeiras Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 28.0% cheaper than Oeiras.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 38.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 19.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 36.4% less in Rio De Janeiro

Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Rio De Janeiro.

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Oeiras Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.6% less for restaurants

	Oeiras	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$9.95 R$50.39	-36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$8.46 R$42.84	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$1.59 R$8.06	-33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.56	$1.04 R$5.26	-40.7%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Oeiras	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 €1.10	$2.08 R$10.53	+68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.20 €6.41	$5.43 R$27.47	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 €3.55	$4.35 R$22.04	+9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.53 €3.14	$2.32 R$11.72	-34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.43 €3.05	$2.00 R$10.15	-41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 €1.19	$1.29 R$6.53	-3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.55	$0.81 R$4.09	+31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$0.73 R$3.70	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$0.83 R$4.20	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$0.56 R$2.83	-31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.48 R$2.40	-37.0%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Oeiras	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.00 €7.12	$4.98 R$25.19	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$50.77 R$257.01	+13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$23,669.59 R$120K	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.91 €8.82	$8.21 R$41.57	-17.1%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 38.8% less for housing

	Oeiras	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 €31.23	$22.76 R$115.23	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,455.66 €1,295.59	$909.17 R$4,602.67	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,157.06 €1,029.83	$533.31 R$2,699.87	-53.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.04 €74.80	$102.28 R$517.78	+21.7%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 19.2% more for childcare

	Oeiras	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.49 €428.54	$594.40 R$3,009.15	+23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,364.94 €10,115.21	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	+15.2%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Oeiras	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$2.39 R$12.09	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 €2.24	$2.33 R$11.78	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.82 €5.18	$2.96 R$14.99	-49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.48 €51.16	$30.84 R$156.14	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.47	$7.96 R$40.32	-5.2%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 36.4% less for clothing

	Oeiras	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.85 €76.41	$41.81 R$211.66	-51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.79 €39.86	$49.05 R$248.31	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.24 €96.34	$74.57 R$377.50	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.16 €134.54	$67.45 R$341.49	-55.4%
Average			-36.4%

Oeiras vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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