Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Japan

Chiba vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 1.6% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% less in Chiba
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Chiba
Childcare: pay 10.4% less in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in Chiba

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

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Chiba vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.3% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$6.33 ¥1,000	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$4.74 ¥750	-43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$1.01 ¥160	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$0.76 ¥120	-26.9%
Average			-38.3%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.70 ¥268	-18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$5.18 ¥819	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$5.37 ¥849	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$1.41 ¥223	-39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$2.75 ¥435	+37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$2.58 ¥408	+100.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$1.26 ¥198	+55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$1.31 ¥206	+78.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.89 ¥299	+128.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$1.17 ¥185	+108.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$1.18 ¥187	+149.2%
Average			+43.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$4.11 ¥649	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$24.67 ¥3,899	+200.5%
Average			+1.8%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$15.82 ¥2,499	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$861.99 ¥136K	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$485.25 ¥76,676	-9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$58.37 ¥9,223	-42.9%
Average			-14.9%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba - Cost of housing

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pay 10.4% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$632.30 ¥99,913	+6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$9,869.42 ¥2M	-24.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$1.90 ¥300	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.16 ¥500	+35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$3.80 ¥600	+28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$53.78 ¥8,497	+74.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$10.44 ¥1,649	+31.1%
Average			+28.0%

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

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$50.61 ¥7,998	+21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$36.90 ¥5,832	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$61.47 ¥9,714	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$88.57 ¥13,996	+31.3%
Average			-0.4%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing

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