Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 27.3% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 63.8% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 8.8% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 31.2% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 77.4% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.0% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$7.59 ¥1,200	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$5.06 ¥800	-40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$1.64 ¥259	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$0.89 ¥140	-14.7%
Average			-27.0%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.8% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.71 ¥270	-17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$5.29 ¥836	-2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$5.75 ¥909	+32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$2.26 ¥358	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$3.08 ¥487	+53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$2.15 ¥340	+66.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$1.07 ¥170	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$1.96 ¥309	+167.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$2.39 ¥377	+188.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$1.53 ¥241	+172.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$1.46 ¥231	+207.6%
Average			+63.8%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.8% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$4.08 ¥645	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$63.27 ¥9,997	+24.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$28.47 ¥4,499	+246.7%
Average			+8.8%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.2% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$30.33 ¥4,793	+33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$692.48 ¥109K	+29.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$113.45 ¥17,926	+10.9%
Average			+31.2%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 77.4% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+125.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+39.4%
Average			+77.4%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tokyo - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$3.80 ¥600	+58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.56 ¥563	+53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$3.92 ¥620	+32.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$66.31 ¥10,478	+115.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$12.65 ¥1,999	+58.9%
Average			+67.0%

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

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$55.50 ¥8,770	+32.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$32.95 ¥5,207	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$65.04 ¥10,278	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$70.74 ¥11,178	+4.9%
Average			-5.0%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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