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Brazil

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HsinChu vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 15.3% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 65.1% more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in HsinChu
Housing: pay 46.5% less in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 27.0% more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in HsinChu

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

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HsinChu vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.1% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$3.77 NT$122.24	-62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$4.71 NT$152.81	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$0.94 NT$30.39	-41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$0.70 NT$22.56	-33.0%
Average			-52.1%

Rio De Janeiro vs. HsinChu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.1% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.70 NT$55.21	-18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$18.05 NT$585.75	+232.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$10.87 NT$352.84	+149.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$2.78 NT$90.16	+20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$3.13 NT$101.66	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.21 NT$39.28	-6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$1.14 NT$36.97	+40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$1.49 NT$48.52	+104.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.40 NT$45.28	+68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$1.07 NT$34.66	+90.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$1.07 NT$34.66	+124.8%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$3.83 NT$124.17	-23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$40.18 NT$1,303.94	-20.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$5.65 NT$183.37	-31.2%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 46.5% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$21.44 NT$695.94	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$436.10 NT$14,153.16	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$259.67 NT$8,427.21	-51.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$78.16 NT$2,536.64	-23.6%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 27.0% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$753.35 NT$24,448.84	+26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$16,663.11 NT$541K	+27.3%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$1.88 NT$61.12	-21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$2.98 NT$96.78	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$3.92 NT$127.34	+32.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$51.79 NT$1,680.86	+67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$10.04 NT$325.98	+26.1%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$57.29 NT$1,859.13	+37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$35.71 NT$1,158.77	-27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$78.47 NT$2,546.75	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$105.94 NT$3,438.12	+57.1%
Average			+13.3%

Rio De Janeiro vs. HsinChu - Cost of clothing

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