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Bologna vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Bologna is 54.3% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 94.0% more in Bologna
Groceries: pay 56.7% more in Bologna
Transportation: pay 40.2% more in Bologna
Housing: pay 48.3% more in Bologna
Childcare: pay 27.2% more in Bologna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.7% more in Bologna
Clothing: pay 64.5% more in Bologna

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

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Bologna vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.0% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Bologna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$49.65	$22.39 €19.99	+125.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.20	$13.44 €11.99	+58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$7.94	$3.63 €3.24	+127.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.18	$1.77 €1.58	+70.8%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 56.7% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Bologna
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.38	$3.09 €2.76	+48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.06	$10.33 €9.22	+90.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$21.72	$5.19 €4.63	+19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.55	$3.95 €3.53	+70.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.00	$5.59 €4.99	+178.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.43	$1.10 €0.99	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.03	$1.08 €0.96	+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.65	$1.17 €1.04	+59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.14	$1.54 €1.38	+86.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.79	$0.86 €0.77	+54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.37	$0.80 €0.71	+67.4%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Bologna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$24.82	$8.06 €7.19	+61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$253.19	$43.67 €38.98	-14.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$36,317.50 €32,417.66	+53.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$40.95	$18.03 €16.09	+119.6%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 48.3% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Bologna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$113.52	$31.17 €27.82	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,534.25	$1,136.62 €1,014.57	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,659.74	$872.70 €778.99	+63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$510.08	$189.21 €168.89	+85.0%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 27.2% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Bologna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$2,964.42	$771.78 €688.90	+29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$65,283.33	$16,312.31 €14,560.66	+24.6%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Bologna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$6.72 €6.00	+181.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.60	$2.23 €1.99	-4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.77	$6.96 €6.22	+135.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$153.82	$63.58 €56.75	+106.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$39.72	$10.08 €9.00	+26.5%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 64.5% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Bologna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$208.51	$92.07 €82.18	+120.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$244.62	$45.99 €41.05	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$371.89	$120.58 €107.63	+61.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$336.41	$147.99 €132.09	+119.4%
Average			+64.5%

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