Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Portugal

Lisbon vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 50.2% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% more in Lisbon
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Lisbon
Transportation: pay 35.1% more in Lisbon
Housing: pay 81.5% more in Lisbon
Childcare: pay 21.6% more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% more in Lisbon
Clothing: pay 53.5% more in Lisbon

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

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Lisbon vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.2% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$16.80 €14.95	+68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$11.20 €9.97	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$2.30 €2.05	+44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$1.70 €1.51	+63.8%
Average			+52.2%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Lisbon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Lisbon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.87 €1.67	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$6.43 €5.72	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$4.34 €3.87	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$3.94 €3.51	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$3.60 €3.21	+79.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.01 €0.90	-21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.78 €0.69	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.83 €0.74	+13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.14 €1.01	+37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.82 €0.73	+47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.91 €0.81	+92.6%
Average			+24.2%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Lisbon - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.1% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$8.43 €7.50	+69.4%
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	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$12.52 €11.14	+52.5%
Average			+35.1%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Lisbon - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.5% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Lisbon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$32.72 €29.12	+43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	+75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	+123.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$126.43 €112.53	+23.6%
Average			+81.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Lisbon - Cost of housing

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pay 21.6% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$678.84 €604.19	+14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	+29.4%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$3.36 €2.99	+40.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.03 €2.69	+30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$6.72 €5.98	+126.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$46.25 €41.16	+49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$9.66 €8.60	+21.3%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 53.5% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Lisbon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$102.78 €91.47	+145.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$45.72 €40.69	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$99.13 €88.23	+32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$123.02 €109.49	+82.4%
Average			+53.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Lisbon - Cost of clothing

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