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Brazil

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Montenegro

Kotor vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Kotor is 3.2% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% more in Kotor
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Kotor
Transportation: pay 15.9% more in Kotor
Housing: pay 2.9% less in Kotor
Childcare: pay 43.4% less in Kotor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Kotor
Clothing: pay 40.5% more in Kotor

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

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Kotor vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Kotor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$11.20 €9.97	+12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$11.17 €9.94	+32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$2.55 €2.27	+60.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$1.50 €1.34	+44.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Kotor
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$0.98 €0.87	-53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$4.34 €3.86	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$4.90 €4.36	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$3.50 €3.12	+51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$3.77 €3.35	+87.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$0.59 €0.52	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.78 €0.69	-3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.68 €0.61	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.07 €0.95	+29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.41 €0.36	-27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.47 €0.42	-0.3%
Average			-6.8%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Kotor - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.9% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Kotor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$6.62 €5.89	+33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$44.79 €39.86	-11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	+23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$9.71 €8.65	+18.3%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 2.9% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Kotor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$31.91 €28.40	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$671.84 €597.96	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$653.18 €581.35	+22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$98.01 €87.24	-4.2%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 43.4% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Kotor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$340.96 €303.47	-42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	-44.1%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Kotor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$3.08 €2.74	+28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.16 €2.82	+35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$4.37 €3.89	+47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$44.79 €39.86	+45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$6.44 €5.73	-19.2%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 40.5% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Kotor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$87.34 €77.74	+108.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$44.79 €39.86	-8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$97.04 €86.37	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$105.75 €94.12	+56.8%
Average			+40.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Kotor - Cost of clothing

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