Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Latvia

Riga vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 9.1% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% more in Riga
Groceries: pay 9.6% more in Riga
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Riga
Housing: pay 14.7% less in Riga
Childcare: pay 20.9% more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% more in Riga
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Riga

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Riga are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro.

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Riga vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.3% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Riga
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	$9.24 €8.22	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$1.61 €1.44	+1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$1.18 €1.05	+13.5%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Riga
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.43 €1.27	-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$5.22 €4.65	-3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$4.41 €3.92	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$3.76 €3.34	+62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$3.91 €3.48	+95.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.00 €0.89	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.83 €0.73	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$1.13 €1.00	+54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.40 €1.24	+68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.40 €0.36	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.42 €0.37	-11.5%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$7.75 €6.90	+55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$33.59 €29.90	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$11.42 €10.17	+39.1%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Riga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$20.41 €18.17	-10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$582.45 €518.40	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$385.02 €342.68	-27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$286.52 €255.02	+180.1%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 20.9% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$645.25 €574.29	+8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+34.7%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$5.60 €4.98	+134.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.72 €3.31	+59.9%
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	$49.91 €44.42	+61.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$10.75 €9.57	+35.0%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Riga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$69.42 €61.79	+66.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$50.39 €44.85	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$85.85 €76.41	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$138.10 €122.91	+104.7%
Average			+41.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Riga - Cost of clothing

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