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Russia

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 7.5% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 7.4% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 21.7% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 43.9% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 36.1% less in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.7% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 RUB744.52	$7.46 R$38.23	-21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB465.33	$6.52 R$33.45	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 RUB77.55	$1.36 R$6.99	+37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB37.33	$0.91 R$4.65	+89.7%
Average			+28.7%

Saint Petersburg vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 RUB65.76	$1.81 R$9.27	+114.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.68 RUB444.06	$4.37 R$22.38	-23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 RUB338.20	$4.34 R$22.24	+0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 RUB129.32	$2.06 R$10.58	+24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 RUB178.68	$1.80 R$9.25	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.73	$1.11 R$5.69	+40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB60.20	$0.74 R$3.81	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB63.35	$0.72 R$3.68	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 RUB116.76	$0.70 R$3.57	-53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RUB32.87	$0.60 R$3.09	+43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB22.18	$0.53 R$2.71	+86.4%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 7.4% less for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 RUB215.65	$4.27 R$21.91	+54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.21 RUB3,922.71	$40.48 R$207.57	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,737.37 RUB3M	$20,595.53 R$106K	-42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.17 RUB716.60	$7.10 R$36.41	-22.6%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 21.7% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 RUB595.88	$19.70 R$100.98	+158.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.62 RUB61,219.61	$496.63 R$2,546.30	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.53 RUB34,494.26	$344.11 R$1,764.32	-22.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.44 RUB7,377.86	$82.68 R$423.91	-12.5%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 43.9% more for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.01 RUB29,141.12	$544.48 R$2,791.67	+46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,803.31 RUB688K	$12,471.41 R$63,943.39	+41.7%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 RUB232.66	$1.86 R$9.56	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RUB189.90	$2.07 R$10.61	-14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 RUB216.84	$2.05 R$10.51	-26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.87 RUB3,114.54	$28.14 R$144.26	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 RUB441.60	$7.08 R$36.32	+25.3%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 36.1% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.20 RUB7,281.57	$46.68 R$239.35	-49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.79 RUB3,811.45	$43.02 R$220.58	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.24 RUB9,003.30	$78.54 R$402.69	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.44 RUB10,112.44	$63.36 R$324.88	-51.0%
Average			-36.1%

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