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Brazil

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 1.6% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 4.2% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 5.8% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 26.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 39.7% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

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

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 33.2% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$6.13 SAR23.00	-38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$8.53 SAR32.00	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$0.99 SAR3.71	-38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$0.25 SAR0.95	-75.5%
Average			-33.2%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.29 SAR4.85	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$3.21 SAR12.04	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$6.49 SAR24.37	+49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$2.46 SAR9.23	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$3.71 SAR13.92	+85.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$0.94 SAR3.52	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.78 SAR2.92	-3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.71 SAR2.67	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$0.75 SAR2.81	-9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.52 SAR1.95	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.58 SAR2.17	+21.6%
Average			-2.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$2.35 SAR8.82	-52.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$54.69 SAR205.26	+7.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+102.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$17.05 SAR64.00	+107.7%
Average			+4.2%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$67.53 SAR253.45	+196.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	-0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$68.97 SAR258.83	-32.6%
Average			-5.8%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of housing

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pay 26.8% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+27.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+25.6%
Average			+26.8%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$2.40 SAR9.00	+0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.79 SAR14.23	+63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$6.66 SAR25.00	+125.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$79.20 SAR297.24	+156.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$11.99 SAR45.00	+50.6%
Average			+67.8%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.7% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$73.80 SAR276.94	+76.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$57.02 SAR214.00	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$99.59 SAR373.73	+33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$93.64 SAR351.41	+38.8%
Average			+39.7%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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