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Rio De Janeiro vs. Perth Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 49.4% cheaper than Perth.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 44.2% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 24.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 57.7% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 61.7% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.2% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 43.4% less in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Perth Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Perth	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.19 A$28.91	$9.95 R$49.65	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.67 A$15.27	$8.46 R$42.20	-20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 A$4.11	$1.59 R$7.94	-44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 A$3.19	$1.04 R$5.18	-53.4%
Average			-41.4%

Perth vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.2% less for groceries

	Perth	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$3.14 A$4.49	$2.08 R$10.38	-33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 A$6.65	$5.43 R$27.06	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.56 A$9.40	$4.35 R$21.72	-33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.16 A$7.38	$2.32 R$11.55	-55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.16 A$5.95	$2.00 R$10.00	-51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 A$2.95	$1.29 R$6.43	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 A$2.06	$0.81 R$4.03	-43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.20	$0.73 R$3.65	-52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.25 A$3.23	$0.83 R$4.14	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 A$1.85	$0.56 R$2.79	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 A$1.25	$0.48 R$2.37	-45.6%
Average			-44.2%

Perth vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

	Perth	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 A$7.44	$4.98 R$24.82	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.47 A$139.57	$50.77 R$253.19	-47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,264.76 A$39,038.89	$23,669.59 R$118K	-13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.97 A$21.43	$8.21 R$40.95	-45.1%
Average			-24.5%

Perth vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.7% less for housing

	Perth	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.36 A$90.72	$22.76 R$113.52	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,952.70 A$2,795.96	$909.17 R$4,534.25	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,634.39 A$2,340.18	$533.31 R$2,659.74	-67.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.86 A$213.14	$102.28 R$510.08	-31.3%
Average			-57.7%

Perth vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of housing

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pay 61.7% less for childcare

	Perth	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,297.67 A$3,289.91	$594.40 R$2,964.42	-74.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,129.10 A$33,117.26	$13,090.04 R$65,283.33	-43.4%
Average			-61.7%

Perth vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of childcare

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pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Perth	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$11.96	$2.39 R$11.91	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 A$6.38	$2.33 R$11.60	-47.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$41.77 A$59.81	$2.96 R$14.77	-92.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.12 A$83.22	$30.84 R$153.82	-46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.92	$7.96 R$39.72	-54.2%
Average			-63.2%

Perth vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.4% less for clothing

	Perth	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.69 A$111.24	$41.81 R$208.51	-46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.03 A$93.11	$49.05 R$244.62	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.65 A$175.62	$74.57 R$371.89	-39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.50 A$232.68	$67.45 R$336.41	-58.5%
Average			-43.4%

Perth vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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