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Rio De Janeiro vs. Skelleftea Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 12.0% cheaper than Skelleftea.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 39.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 44.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 46.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.4% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Rio De Janeiro

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Rio De Janeiro. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rio De Janeiro.

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Skelleftea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% less for restaurants

	Skelleftea	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 SEK141.95	$7.46 R$38.23	-49.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.50 SEK130.21	$6.52 R$33.45	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK24.68	$1.36 R$6.99	-46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 SEK19.66	$0.91 R$4.65	-55.5%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 39.6% less for groceries

	Skelleftea	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 SEK26.04	$1.81 R$9.27	-33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 SEK56.68	$4.37 R$22.38	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 SEK60.89	$4.34 R$22.24	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.88 SEK47.03	$2.06 R$10.58	-57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK50.61	$1.80 R$9.25	-65.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.58	$1.11 R$5.69	-7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SEK11.27	$0.74 R$3.81	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 SEK14.51	$0.72 R$3.68	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 SEK16.21	$0.70 R$3.57	-58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 SEK9.61	$0.60 R$3.09	-39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SEK7.10	$0.53 R$2.71	-28.1%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

	Skelleftea	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.30 SEK70.45	$4.27 R$21.91	-41.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.05 SEK531.05	$40.48 R$207.57	-26.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,712.43 SEK316K	$20,595.53 R$106K	-37.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.20 SEK252.76	$7.10 R$36.41	-72.9%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 46.5% less for housing

	Skelleftea	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.20 SEK271.99	$19.70 R$100.98	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	$496.63 R$2,546.30	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	$344.11 R$1,764.32	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	$82.68 R$423.91	-37.5%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Skelleftea	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	$544.48 R$2,791.67	+263.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	$12,471.41 R$63,943.39	+114.2%
Average			+188.6%

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pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Skelleftea	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 SEK81.70	$1.86 R$9.56	-78.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 SEK45.79	$2.07 R$10.61	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.30 SEK70.47	$2.05 R$10.51	-71.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	$28.14 R$144.26	-75.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.88 SEK153.19	$7.08 R$36.32	-55.4%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Skelleftea	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.81 SEK953.17	$46.68 R$239.35	-52.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.37 SEK331.57	$43.02 R$220.58	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.69 SEK817.00	$78.54 R$402.69	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	$63.36 R$324.88	-61.4%
Average			-24.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026

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