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Rio De Janeiro vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 21.4% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 23.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 43.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Rio De Janeiro

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

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$9.95 R$50.39	+31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.06 ¥800	$8.46 R$42.84	+67.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ¥259	$1.59 R$8.06	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 ¥140	$1.04 R$5.26	+17.2%
Average			+37.0%

Tokyo vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 ¥270	$2.08 R$10.53	+21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ¥836	$5.43 R$27.47	+2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.75 ¥909	$4.35 R$22.04	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 ¥358	$2.32 R$11.72	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 ¥487	$2.00 R$10.15	-34.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 ¥340	$1.29 R$6.53	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 ¥170	$0.81 R$4.09	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 ¥309	$0.73 R$3.70	-62.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 ¥377	$0.83 R$4.20	-65.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥241	$0.56 R$2.83	-63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 ¥231	$0.48 R$2.40	-67.5%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 ¥645	$4.98 R$25.19	+21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$50.77 R$257.01	-19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$23,669.59 R$120K	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$8.21 R$41.57	-71.2%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 23.8% less for housing

	Tokyo	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.33 ¥4,793	$22.76 R$115.23	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,280.34 ¥202K	$909.17 R$4,602.67	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$692.48 ¥109K	$533.31 R$2,699.87	-23.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.45 ¥17,926	$102.28 R$517.78	-9.8%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 43.6% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,341.43 ¥212K	$594.40 R$3,009.15	-55.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,252.10 ¥3M	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	-28.3%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ¥600	$2.39 R$12.09	-37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 ¥563	$2.33 R$11.78	-34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	$2.96 R$14.99	-24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 ¥10,478	$30.84 R$156.14	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.65 ¥1,999	$7.96 R$40.32	-37.1%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 ¥8,770	$41.81 R$211.66	-24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.95 ¥5,207	$49.05 R$248.31	+48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.04 ¥10,278	$74.57 R$377.50	+14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.74 ¥11,178	$67.45 R$341.49	-4.6%
Average			+5.2%

Tokyo vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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