Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 33.9% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 52.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.5% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$9.95 R$50.39	+20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$8.46 R$42.84	+20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$1.59 R$8.06	+128.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$1.04 R$5.26	+163.6%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Santiago	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$2.08 R$10.53	+37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$5.43 R$27.47	+72.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$4.35 R$22.04	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$2.32 R$11.72	+56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$2.00 R$10.15	+23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.29 R$6.53	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.81 R$4.09	+120.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.73 R$3.70	-40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.83 R$4.20	-0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.56 R$2.83	-38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.48 R$2.40	-52.5%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Santiago	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$4.98 R$25.19	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$50.77 R$257.01	+67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$23,669.59 R$120K	+58.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$8.21 R$41.57	-59.7%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 52.2% more for housing

	Santiago	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$22.76 R$115.23	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$909.17 R$4,602.67	+34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$533.31 R$2,699.87	+96.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$102.28 R$517.78	+44.2%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$594.40 R$3,009.15	+298.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	+139.2%
Average			+208.7%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.39 R$12.09	-3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$2.33 R$11.78	+29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$2.96 R$14.99	-38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$30.84 R$156.14	+24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$7.96 R$40.32	+60.1%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	Santiago	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$41.81 R$211.66	+57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$49.05 R$248.31	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$74.57 R$377.50	+19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$67.45 R$341.49	+1.7%
Average			+19.9%

Santiago vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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