Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 92.4% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 77.8% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 68.3% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 74.4% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.8% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$38.60	$14.45 NZ$24.93	+93.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$33.78	$9.14 NZ$15.77	+40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 R$7.05	$2.11 NZ$3.64	+54.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.69	$2.02 NZ$3.48	+122.4%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 68.3% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 R$9.36	$1.74 NZ$3.00	-3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 R$22.60	$3.88 NZ$6.70	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$22.46	$6.34 NZ$10.93	+46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 R$10.69	$5.96 NZ$10.28	+188.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 R$9.34	$4.01 NZ$6.91	+122.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 R$5.75	$1.18 NZ$2.04	+6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.85	$0.95 NZ$1.64	+28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.72	$1.29 NZ$2.23	+80.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.61	$2.11 NZ$3.64	+202.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.12	$0.85 NZ$1.47	+41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.74	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+50.6%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 74.4% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$22.13	$6.08 NZ$10.49	+42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.48 R$209.61	$74.52 NZ$128.60	+84.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,595.53 R$107K	$24,777.66 NZ$42,760.66	+20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 R$36.77	$17.81 NZ$30.74	+150.8%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.70 R$101.98	$50.00 NZ$86.28	+153.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.63 R$2,571.33	$978.36 NZ$1,688.42	+97.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.11 R$1,781.67	$810.06 NZ$1,397.98	+135.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.68 R$428.08	$95.66 NZ$165.09	+15.7%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$544.48 R$2,819.11	$635.34 NZ$1,096.46	+16.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,471.41 R$64,571.95	$13,463.91 NZ$23,235.68	+8.0%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$9.65	$6.04 NZ$10.43	+224.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 R$10.72	$3.35 NZ$5.79	+62.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$10.62	$23.12 NZ$39.91	+1027.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 R$145.67	$37.72 NZ$65.10	+34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$36.67	$10.72 NZ$18.50	+51.3%
Average			+279.9%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.68 R$241.71	$65.22 NZ$112.56	+39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 R$222.75	$39.23 NZ$67.71	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.54 R$406.65	$90.28 NZ$155.80	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.36 R$328.07	$119.43 NZ$206.11	+88.5%
Average			+33.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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