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Warsaw vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 29.6% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 2.2% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 58.3% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 48.9% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$11.51 PLN44.70	+15.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$10.23 PLN39.73	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$2.24 PLN8.69	+40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$2.24 PLN8.71	+116.0%
Average			+27.4%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.49 PLN5.78	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$4.41 PLN17.13	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$4.07 PLN15.80	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$3.89 PLN15.11	+68.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$2.95 PLN11.46	+47.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$0.54 PLN2.11	-57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.77 PLN3.00	-4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.77 PLN3.00	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$1.83 PLN7.12	+120.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.40 PLN1.56	-28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.41 PLN1.59	-14.1%
Average			-2.2%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$6.61 PLN25.68	+32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$28.12 PLN109.26	-44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$12.78 PLN49.66	+55.7%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 58.3% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$16.12 PLN62.61	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+78.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+156.9%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	-1.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+10.5%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$4.60 PLN17.88	+92.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$4.27 PLN16.58	+83.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$6.39 PLN24.83	+115.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$46.71 PLN181.45	+51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$9.20 PLN35.76	+15.6%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 48.9% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$107.88 PLN419.08	+158.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$39.61 PLN153.88	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$106.17 PLN412.46	+42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$111.84 PLN434.46	+65.8%
Average			+48.9%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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