Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Mexico

Mexico City vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 11.9% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 17.9% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in Mexico City

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

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Mexico City vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$11.13 MX$205.76	+11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$11.07 MX$204.73	+30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$1.63 MX$30.14	+2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$1.30 MX$24.06	+25.4%
Average			+18.4%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$3.03 MX$56.07	+45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$6.02 MX$111.38	+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$6.73 MX$124.42	+54.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$2.87 MX$53.00	+23.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$4.39 MX$81.13	+118.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.43 MX$26.42	+10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.90 MX$16.67	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.93 MX$17.19	+27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.04 MX$19.27	+25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.91 MX$16.90	+63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.85 MX$15.71	+78.9%
Average			+39.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$5.76 MX$106.56	+15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$20.03 MX$370.37	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$6.54 MX$120.88	-20.4%
Average			-20.7%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$34.66 MX$640.87	+52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$47.71 MX$882.34	-53.4%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 17.9% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	-26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$12,045.70 MX$223K	-8.0%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$3.34 MX$61.73	+39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.80 MX$70.36	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$5.29 MX$97.74	+78.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	+85.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$6.68 MX$123.46	-16.2%
Average			+39.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	+68.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$53.64 MX$991.98	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	+71.9%
Average			+46.8%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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