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Bangladesh

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Sylhet Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 3.4 times more expensive than Sylhet.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 83.9% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 7.1 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 16.7 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% more in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Sylhet Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Sylhet	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.03	$9.95 R$50.39	+308.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 BDT500.06	$8.46 R$42.84	+108.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.71	$1.59 R$8.06	+394.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.27	$1.04 R$5.26	+531.1%
Average			+243.7%

Sylhet vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.9% more for groceries

	Sylhet	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 BDT71.01	$2.08 R$10.53	+261.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 BDT475.05	$5.43 R$27.47	+40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 BDT378.58	$4.35 R$22.04	+41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.46	$2.32 R$11.72	+93.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.07	$2.00 R$10.15	+34.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 BDT152.54	$1.29 R$6.53	+4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.66	$0.81 R$4.09	+96.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT131.88	$0.73 R$3.70	-31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.76	$0.83 R$4.20	+193.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.18	$0.56 R$2.83	+386.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.97	$0.48 R$2.40	+117.0%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Sylhet	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 BDT498.47	$4.98 R$25.19	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.35 BDT3,000.34	$50.77 R$257.01	+108.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$23,669.59 R$120K	-20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.52 BDT310.03	$8.21 R$41.57	+226.2%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 7.1 times more for housing

	Sylhet	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,328.27	$22.76 R$115.23	+111.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.86 BDT15,751.78	$909.17 R$4,602.67	+611.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$56.83 BDT7,000.79	$533.31 R$2,699.87	+838.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.58 BDT2,412.04	$102.28 R$517.78	+422.4%
Average			+613.9%

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pay 16.7 times more for childcare

	Sylhet	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.41 BDT3,500.39	$594.40 R$3,009.15	+1992.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$982.29 BDT121K	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	+1232.6%
Average			+1569.7%

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pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sylhet	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.07	$2.39 R$12.09	-51.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 BDT250.03	$2.33 R$11.78	+14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 BDT350.04	$2.96 R$14.99	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.13 BDT1,125.13	$30.84 R$156.14	+237.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.06	$7.96 R$40.32	+96.2%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Sylhet	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.97 BDT1,966.89	$41.81 R$211.66	+161.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.24 BDT2,000.23	$49.05 R$248.31	+202.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.53 BDT4,500.51	$74.57 R$377.50	+104.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.04 BDT3,700.42	$67.45 R$341.49	+124.6%
Average			+145.4%

Sylhet vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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