Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Latvia

Liepaja vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Liepaja is 14.9% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% more in Liepaja
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Liepaja
Transportation: pay 6.9% more in Liepaja
Housing: pay 47.2% less in Liepaja
Childcare: pay 38.3% less in Liepaja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% more in Liepaja
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Liepaja

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

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Liepaja vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Liepaja
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	$8.96 €7.97	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$1.61 €1.44	+1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$1.18 €1.05	+13.5%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Liepaja
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.43 €1.27	-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$5.22 €4.65	-3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$4.41 €3.92	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$3.76 €3.34	+62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$3.81 €3.39	+89.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.00 €0.89	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.83 €0.73	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$1.13 €1.00	+54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.02 €0.90	+22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.40 €0.36	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.42 €0.37	-11.5%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 6.9% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Liepaja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$6.77 €6.02	+36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$33.59 €29.90	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$9.97 €8.87	+21.4%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 47.2% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Liepaja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$20.41 €18.17	-10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$313.53 €279.05	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$232.35 €206.80	-56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$236.39 €210.39	+131.1%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 38.3% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Liepaja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$167.96 €149.49	-71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+34.7%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Liepaja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$3.92 €3.49	+64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$2.80 €2.49	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$6.16 €5.48	+108.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$55.99 €49.83	+81.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$8.95 €7.96	+12.3%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Liepaja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$69.42 €61.79	+66.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$50.39 €44.85	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$85.85 €76.41	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$138.10 €122.91	+104.7%
Average			+41.6%

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