Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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New Zealand

Tauranga vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Tauranga is 40.5% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in Tauranga
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Tauranga
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Tauranga
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Tauranga
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Tauranga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.1% more in Tauranga
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Tauranga

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

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Tauranga vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Tauranga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$1.79 NZ$3.17	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+69.8%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Tauranga
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.95 NZ$3.44	-6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$4.12 NZ$7.29	-24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+170.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$4.19 NZ$7.41	+109.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.14 NZ$2.02	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.95 NZ$1.68	+17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$1.01 NZ$1.79	+38.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$2.17 NZ$3.83	+161.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.78 NZ$1.38	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.55 NZ$0.97	+15.6%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Tauranga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$6.43 NZ$11.37	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+118.3%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Tauranga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$50.42 NZ$89.16	+121.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$1,095.76 NZ$1,937.68	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$1,198.84 NZ$2,119.96	+124.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$88.36 NZ$156.26	-13.6%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Tauranga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$728.27 NZ$1,287.83	+22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	-14.4%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Tauranga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$4.48 NZ$7.93	+87.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.39 NZ$5.99	+45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$20.45 NZ$36.16	+590.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$54.34 NZ$96.09	+76.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+40.7%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Tauranga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$65.17 NZ$115.24	+55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$37.35 NZ$66.04	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$91.87 NZ$162.46	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$109.54 NZ$193.71	+62.4%
Average			+24.1%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tauranga - Cost of clothing

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