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Brazil

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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 29.6% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 47.6% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 31.1% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 21.7% less in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.2% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 59.0% more in Nicosia

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

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Nicosia vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.9% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Nicosia
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	$8.96 €7.97	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$2.30 €2.05	+44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$0.89 €0.79	-14.1%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 47.6% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.96 €1.74	-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$6.56 €5.84	+20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$6.95 €6.19	+59.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$4.77 €4.25	+106.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$4.06 €3.62	+102.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.55 €1.38	+20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.95 €0.84	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$1.14 €1.01	+55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.58 €1.40	+90.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.85 €0.76	+52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.71 €0.63	+50.0%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$6.73 €5.99	+35.2%
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	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	+39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$21.86 €19.45	+166.2%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$33.22 €29.57	+45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$784.43 €698.17	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$696.72 €620.11	+30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$158.82 €141.36	+55.3%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 21.7% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$513.33 €456.88	-13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	-29.1%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$4.48 €3.99	+87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.65 €3.25	+56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$5.60 €4.98	+89.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$74.03 €65.89	+140.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$11.20 €9.97	+40.6%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 59.0% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$102.69 €91.40	+145.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$54.75 €48.73	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$100.22 €89.20	+34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$116.92 €104.07	+73.3%
Average			+59.0%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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