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Cascais vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Cascais is 69.1% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants
pay 67.0% more in Cascais
Groceries
pay 34.9% more in Cascais
Transportation
pay 60.3% more in Cascais
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Cascais
Childcare
pay 36.3% more in Cascais
Entertainment and Sports
pay 87.0% more in Cascais
Clothing
pay 37.6% more in Cascais

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

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Cascais vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

pay 67.0% more for restaurants

 
Rio De Janeiro
Cascais
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.46
R$38.23
$14.02
€12.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.52
R$33.45
$9.34
€8.17
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.36
R$6.99
$2.19
€1.91
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pay 34.9% more for groceries

 
Rio De Janeiro
Cascais
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.81
R$9.27
$1.80
€1.57
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.37
R$22.38
$5.65
€4.94
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
R$22.24
$4.15
€3.63
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pay 60.3% more for transportation

 
Rio De Janeiro
Cascais
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
R$21.91
$7.43
€6.50
Monthly public transit pass $40.48
R$207.57
$46.72
€40.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,595.53
R$106K
$35,922.69
€31,409.18
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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Rio De Janeiro
Cascais
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $19.70
R$100.98
$39.69
€34.70
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $496.63
R$2,546.30
$1,735.30
€1,517.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $344.11
R$1,764.32
$1,226.39
€1,072.30
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pay 36.3% more for childcare

 
Rio De Janeiro
Cascais
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $544.48
R$2,791.67
$759.19
€663.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,471.41
R$63,943.39
$16,617.31
€14,529.43
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pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rio De Janeiro
Cascais
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.86
R$9.56
$2.34
€2.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.07
R$10.61
$2.76
€2.42
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.05
R$10.51
$6.31
€5.51
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pay 37.6% more for clothing

 
Rio De Janeiro
Cascais
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $46.68
R$239.35
$87.60
€76.59
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $43.02
R$220.58
$39.42
€34.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $78.54
R$402.69
$97.12
€84.92
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