Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Chile

Valparaiso vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 18.8% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 35.1% less in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 21.9% less in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Valparaiso

Expenses including housing, clothing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Valparaiso.

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Valparaiso vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$9.21 CLF0.2300	-7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$8.44 CLF0.2100	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-27.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$0.85 CLF0.0200	-17.6%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.81 CLF0.0500	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$4.81 CLF0.1200	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$3.89 CLF0.1000	+67.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$0.75 CLF0.0200	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.69 CLF0.0200	-5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.42 CLF0.0100	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.57 CLF0.0100	+20.5%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$5.58 CLF0.1400	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$51.16 CLF1.2800	+0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$14,299.89 CLF357.4400	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-10.3%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 35.1% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$462.36 CLF11.5600	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$383.91 CLF9.6000	-28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$89.03 CLF2.2300	-12.9%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 21.9% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$432.52 CLF10.8100	-27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	-16.3%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$4.05 CLF0.1000	+69.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$2.75 CLF0.0700	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$4.35 CLF0.1100	+46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$24.56 CLF0.6100	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$7.52 CLF0.1900	-5.6%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$32.40 CLF0.8100	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$28.14 CLF0.7000	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$54.74 CLF1.3700	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$49.63 CLF1.2400	-26.4%
Average			-30.0%

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