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Brazil

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New Zealand

Palmerston North vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Palmerston North is 74.9% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 85.1% more in Palmerston North
Groceries: pay 57.5% more in Palmerston North
Transportation: pay 72.8% more in Palmerston North
Housing: pay 66.1% more in Palmerston North
Childcare: pay 7.7% more in Palmerston North
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Palmerston North
Clothing: pay 19.0% more in Palmerston North

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

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Palmerston North vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.1% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Palmerston North
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$38.23	$14.42 NZ$24.68	+93.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$33.45	$9.91 NZ$16.96	+51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 R$6.99	$2.36 NZ$4.03	+73.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 R$4.65	$2.01 NZ$3.44	+122.0%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Palmerston North
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 R$9.27	$1.99 NZ$3.41	+10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 R$22.38	$3.89 NZ$6.66	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 R$22.24	$7.12 NZ$12.17	+64.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 R$10.58	$5.13 NZ$8.78	+148.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 R$9.25	$3.99 NZ$6.83	+121.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 R$5.69	$1.07 NZ$1.83	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.81	$0.80 NZ$1.37	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.68	$1.08 NZ$1.85	+50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.57	$1.48 NZ$2.53	+111.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.09	$0.91 NZ$1.57	+51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.71	$0.95 NZ$1.63	+80.3%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Palmerston North
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 R$21.91	$6.11 NZ$10.45	+42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.48 R$207.57	$70.50 NZ$120.62	+74.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,595.53 R$106K	$22,211.80 NZ$38,004.63	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 R$36.41	$18.92 NZ$32.38	+166.5%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 66.1% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Palmerston North
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.70 R$100.98	$45.43 NZ$77.74	+130.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.63 R$2,546.30	$807.70 NZ$1,381.99	+62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.11 R$1,764.32	$663.47 NZ$1,135.20	+92.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.68 R$423.91	$64.71 NZ$110.71	-21.7%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 7.7% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Palmerston North
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$544.48 R$2,791.67	$961.55 NZ$1,645.22	+76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,471.41 R$63,943.39	$4,843.04 NZ$8,286.49	-61.2%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Palmerston North
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$9.56	$6.44 NZ$11.01	+245.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 R$10.61	$3.32 NZ$5.68	+60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$10.51	$17.88 NZ$30.60	+772.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 R$144.26	$22.69 NZ$38.83	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$36.32	$8.65 NZ$14.81	+22.2%
Average			+216.1%

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pay 19.0% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Palmerston North
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.68 R$239.35	$66.35 NZ$113.52	+42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 R$220.58	$36.06 NZ$61.70	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.54 R$402.69	$87.26 NZ$149.30	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.36 R$324.88	$87.98 NZ$150.54	+38.9%
Average			+19.0%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Palmerston North - Cost of clothing

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