Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Japan

Chiba vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 33.1% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% less in Chiba
Groceries: pay 86.6% more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 86.6% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 24.0% more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 1.4% less in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.4% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Chiba

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Chiba are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Chiba. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive 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 18.0% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$38.23	$6.68 ¥1,086	-10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$33.45	$5.01 ¥814	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 R$6.99	$1.07 ¥174	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.65	$0.75 ¥122	-17.0%
Average			-18.0%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.6% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 R$9.27	$1.75 ¥285	-3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 R$22.38	$4.86 ¥789	+11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$22.24	$5.51 ¥896	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 R$10.58	$1.49 ¥242	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 R$9.25	$2.76 ¥448	+52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 R$5.69	$2.63 ¥427	+136.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.81	$1.36 ¥222	+83.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.68	$1.76 ¥286	+144.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.57	$2.00 ¥324	+186.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.09	$1.44 ¥235	+139.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.71	$1.59 ¥258	+200.7%
Average			+86.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.6% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$21.91	$4.25 ¥691	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.48 R$207.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,595.53 R$106K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 R$36.41	$24.99 ¥4,060	+251.9%
Average			+86.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.0% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.70 R$100.98	$16.71 ¥2,714	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.63 R$2,546.30	$980.09 ¥159K	+97.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.11 R$1,764.32	$478.91 ¥77,796	+39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.68 R$423.91	$61.65 ¥10,015	-25.4%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 1.4% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$544.48 R$2,791.67	$271.75 ¥44,145	-50.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,471.41 R$63,943.39	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+47.4%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$9.56	$2.00 ¥326	+7.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 R$10.61	$3.01 ¥488	+45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$10.51	$4.01 ¥651	+95.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 R$144.26	$55.69 ¥9,046	+97.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$36.32	$11.03 ¥1,791	+55.7%
Average			+60.4%

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

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.68 R$239.35	$40.09 ¥6,513	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 R$220.58	$28.40 ¥4,614	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.54 R$402.69	$57.87 ¥9,401	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.36 R$324.88	$93.55 ¥15,197	+47.6%
Average			-6.7%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing

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