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Rio das Ostras vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Rio das Ostras is 64.1% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% less in Rio das Ostras
Groceries: pay 61.6% less in Rio das Ostras
Transportation: pay 54.6% less in Rio das Ostras
Housing: pay 76.9% less in Rio das Ostras
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in Rio das Ostras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% less in Rio das Ostras
Clothing: pay 56.4% less in Rio das Ostras

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

Rio das Ostras vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% less for restaurants

	Paris	Rio das Ostras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$3.91 R$21.29	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.04	$6.34 R$34.47	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.65	$1.18 R$6.42	-72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.79	$0.52 R$2.84	-83.9%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 61.6% less for groceries

	Paris	Rio das Ostras
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.80	$1.57 R$8.53	-25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.96	$3.73 R$20.28	-70.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.11	$3.34 R$18.17	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.49	$1.90 R$10.34	-63.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.74	$1.45 R$7.91	-78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.41	$0.76 R$4.14	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.53 R$2.87	-54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$0.42 R$2.30	-71.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$0.54 R$2.94	-70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.36 R$1.95	-70.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$0.35 R$1.92	-76.0%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 54.6% less for transportation

	Paris	Rio das Ostras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.92	$4.05 R$22.00	-49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	-40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.79	$7.27 R$39.54	-73.8%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 76.9% less for housing

	Paris	Rio das Ostras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.28	$16.64 R$90.49	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	$186.39 R$1,013.87	-88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	$139.79 R$760.40	-88.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €172.36	$49.89 R$271.36	-75.1%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	Paris	Rio das Ostras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €685.44	$304.44 R$1,655.98	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	-49.9%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Rio das Ostras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$0.93 R$5.07	-88.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.23	$1.62 R$8.79	-67.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.04	$2.05 R$11.15	-86.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.03	$22.37 R$121.66	-48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.04	$5.78 R$31.43	-64.7%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 56.4% less for clothing

	Paris	Rio das Ostras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.47	$52.19 R$283.88	-55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.44	$26.10 R$141.94	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.71	$60.58 R$329.51	-50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.13	$41.01 R$223.05	-73.1%
Average			-56.4%

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