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Canberra vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.4 times more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 78.4% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 47.4% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$40.55	$16.34 A$24.61	+119.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$35.49	$9.81 A$14.76	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 R$7.41	$2.59 A$3.90	+89.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.93	$2.24 A$3.37	+146.9%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 78.4% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 R$9.83	$2.71 A$4.07	+49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 R$23.75	$4.99 A$7.51	+14.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$23.60	$5.50 A$8.27	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 R$11.23	$4.31 A$6.50	+109.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 R$9.81	$4.17 A$6.28	+131.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 R$6.04	$1.48 A$2.23	+33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 R$4.04	$1.35 A$2.03	+81.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.91	$1.33 A$2.01	+85.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.79	$1.86 A$2.80	+167.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.28	$1.01 A$1.52	+67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.88	$1.04 A$1.57	+96.8%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$23.25	$4.42 A$6.65	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.48 R$220.21	$122.90 A$185.04	+203.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,595.53 R$112,027.31	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	+41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 R$38.63	$18.93 A$28.49	+166.5%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.70 R$107.13	$51.97 A$78.25	+163.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.63 R$2,701.35	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	+213.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.11 R$1,871.76	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	+237.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.68 R$449.72	$159.03 A$239.43	+92.3%
Average			+176.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$544.48 R$2,961.65	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	+222.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,471.41 R$67,836.96	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	+6.8%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.14	$6.54 A$9.84	+250.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 R$11.26	$3.41 A$5.13	+64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$11.15	$31.05 A$46.75	+1414.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 R$153.04	$58.70 A$88.37	+108.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$38.53	$13.07 A$19.69	+84.6%
Average			+384.6%

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pay 47.4% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.68 R$253.93	$69.40 A$104.48	+48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 R$234.01	$57.75 A$86.94	+34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.54 R$427.21	$94.06 A$141.61	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.36 R$344.66	$118.40 A$178.26	+86.9%
Average			+47.4%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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