Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 1.2% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 6.0% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 7.6% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.2% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Bucharest

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Bucharest are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Expenses including housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$14.64 RON69.25	+47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$7.32 RON34.63	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$2.42 RON11.44	+51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$2.25 RON10.65	+116.9%
Average			+27.4%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.32 RON6.24	-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$4.36 RON20.63	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$6.22 RON29.40	+42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$3.67 RON17.35	+58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$3.05 RON14.45	+52.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$0.57 RON2.70	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.72 RON3.43	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.69 RON3.25	-6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.15 RON5.42	+38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.36 RON1.73	-34.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.34 RON1.62	-27.9%
Average			-7.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$7.45 RON35.25	+49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$20.91 RON98.93	-58.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$28,531.98 RON135K	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$5.65 RON26.71	-31.2%
Average			-6.0%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$9.27 RON43.83	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$677.15 RON3,203.34	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$451.32 RON2,135.02	-15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$147.83 RON699.33	+44.5%
Average			-16.0%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 7.6% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+5.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+9.8%
Average			+7.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bucharest - Cost of childcare

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pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$3.76 RON17.81	+57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.51 RON16.59	+50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$6.43 RON30.42	+117.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$49.22 RON232.83	+59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$8.37 RON39.57	+5.0%
Average			+46.2%

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

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$88.76 RON419.90	+112.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$38.43 RON181.80	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$77.83 RON368.20	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$91.69 RON433.74	+35.9%
Average			+23.9%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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