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Brazil vs. Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP Cost of Living Summary

Brazil is 18.7% more expensive than Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Brazil
Groceries: pay 7.3% more in Brazil
Transportation: pay 22.2% more in Brazil
Housing: pay 18.4% more in Brazil
Childcare: pay 0.6% less in Brazil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Brazil
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Brazil

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Brazil are more expensive than in Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP.

Brazil vs. Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazil instead of Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP, you would:

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP	Brazil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 R$20.20	$5.62 R$30.46	+50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.87 R$31.81	$6.58 R$35.67	+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 R$4.38	$1.11 R$6.01	+37.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 R$2.12	$0.68 R$3.68	+73.4%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP	Brazil
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$9.09	$1.51 R$8.19	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.26 R$17.66	$4.32 R$23.39	+32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.66 R$19.85	$3.77 R$20.41	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 R$10.50	$2.10 R$11.41	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 R$8.08	$1.77 R$9.61	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 R$5.65	$0.94 R$5.07	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.60	$0.58 R$3.17	+22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 R$1.83	$0.54 R$2.91	+58.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 R$4.17	$0.66 R$3.60	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.31	$0.52 R$2.83	-14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 R$3.05	$0.48 R$2.59	-15.2%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 22.2% more for transportation

	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP	Brazil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 R$22.13	$4.16 R$22.56	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.95 R$151.48	$42.46 R$230.10	+51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,137.55 R$125,391.66	$21,515.32 R$116,600.14	-7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.14 R$33.28	$8.72 R$47.27	+42.0%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP	Brazil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.66 R$95.68	$18.92 R$102.54	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.51 R$1,514.76	$308.76 R$1,673.29	+10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$170.81 R$925.69	$217.49 R$1,178.64	+27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.38 R$218.85	$51.93 R$281.42	+28.6%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 0.6% less for childcare

	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP	Brazil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$260.87 R$1,413.77	$275.38 R$1,492.42	+5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,453.51 R$40,393.55	$6,953.98 R$37,686.41	-6.7%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP	Brazil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 R$8.08	$1.73 R$9.37	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 R$8.42	$1.76 R$9.55	+13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.86 R$10.10	$2.27 R$12.31	+21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.50 R$111.08	$24.44 R$132.44	+19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 R$16.16	$6.36 R$34.49	+113.5%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Sao Jose do Rio Preto SP	Brazil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.92 R$308.45	$49.78 R$269.76	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.32 R$310.63	$45.18 R$244.82	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 R$423.93	$79.53 R$431.01	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.24 R$228.90	$61.80 R$334.90	+46.3%
Average			+3.6%

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