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Brazil

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Albania

Tirana vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 5.9% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 17.3% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 22.6% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 39.6% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.5% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 45.9% more in Tirana

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Tirana are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Tirana.

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Tirana vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.4% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$9.77 ALL794	-1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$10.99 ALL893	+29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$2.38 ALL193	+49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$1.26 ALL103	+21.7%
Average			+15.4%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.18 ALL96	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$6.45 ALL524	+18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$8.47 ALL688	+94.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$3.77 ALL306	+62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$4.12 ALL335	+105.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$0.89 ALL72	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$1.12 ALL91	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.98 ALL80	+34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$0.84 ALL68	+1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.47 ALL38	-16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.58 ALL47	+21.6%
Average			+17.3%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.6% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$8.77 ALL712	+76.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$19.54 ALL1,587	-61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$32.98 ALL2,678	+301.7%
Average			+22.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$19.91 ALL1,617	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$828.78 ALL67,311	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$479.97 ALL38,982	-10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$74.95 ALL6,088	-26.7%
Average			-12.4%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tirana - Cost of housing

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pay 39.6% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$344.43 ALL27,973	-42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$8,249.97 ALL670K	-37.0%
Average			-39.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tirana - Cost of childcare

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pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$3.54 ALL288	+48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$2.25 ALL183	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$4.76 ALL387	+60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$55.71 ALL4,525	+80.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$9.77 ALL794	+22.7%
Average			+37.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tirana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.9% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$69.87 ALL5,675	+67.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$47.44 ALL3,853	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$122.26 ALL9,930	+64.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$115.33 ALL9,367	+71.0%
Average			+45.9%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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