Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Austria

Dornbirn vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Dornbirn is 60.0% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 80.0% more in Dornbirn
Groceries: pay 80.5% more in Dornbirn
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Dornbirn
Housing: pay 69.3% more in Dornbirn
Childcare: pay 38.4% more in Dornbirn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.0% more in Dornbirn
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Dornbirn

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

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Dornbirn vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.0% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Dornbirn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$49.65	$17.92 €15.99	+80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.20	$11.20 €9.99	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$7.94	$4.29 €3.83	+169.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.18	$3.66 €3.27	+252.4%
Average			+80.0%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Dornbirn - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.5% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Dornbirn
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.38	$3.03 €2.71	+45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.06	$8.58 €7.66	+58.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$21.72	$6.51 €5.81	+49.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.55	$5.28 €4.71	+127.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.00	$6.26 €5.59	+212.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.43	$1.27 €1.13	-1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.03	$1.05 €0.94	+30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.65	$1.73 €1.54	+135.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.14	$1.78 €1.59	+114.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.79	$1.01 €0.90	+80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.37	$1.09 €0.97	+129.6%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Dornbirn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$24.82	$7.01 €6.26	+40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$253.19	$54.87 €48.98	+8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$29,661.80 €26,476.65	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$40.95	$22.95 €20.49	+179.6%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 69.3% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Dornbirn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$113.52	$30.79 €27.49	+35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,534.25	$1,231.71 €1,099.45	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,659.74	$1,026.42 €916.20	+92.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$510.08	$239.76 €214.01	+134.4%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 38.4% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Dornbirn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$2,964.42	$443.98 €396.30	-25.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$65,283.33	$33,592.07 €29,984.88	+156.6%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Dornbirn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$5.04 €4.50	+110.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.60	$4.42 €3.95	+90.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.77	$7.28 €6.50	+145.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$153.82	$53.19 €47.48	+72.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$39.72	$15.68 €13.99	+96.9%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Dornbirn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$208.51	$55.99 €49.97	+33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$244.62	$60.09 €53.64	+22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$371.89	$44.79 €39.98	-39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$336.41	$44.79 €39.98	-33.6%
Average			-10.1%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Dornbirn - Cost of clothing

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