Cost of living comparison
Rio De Janeiro is 42.4% cheaper than Dallas.
If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Dallas, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Dallas
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$6.82
R$38.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.82
R$38.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$1.19
R$6.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$0.74
R$4.19
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Dallas
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
|
$1.66
R$9.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
|
$4.22
R$23.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$4.20
R$23.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.48
|
$2.15
R$12.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.73
|
$1.56
R$8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
|
$1.05
R$5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.77
R$4.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.60
R$3.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.86
R$4.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.54
R$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.55
R$3.11
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Dallas
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$4.20
R$23.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.00
|
$55.50
R$312.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$21,420.51
R$120,701.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$9.74
R$54.87
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
Dallas
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.43
|
$21.71
R$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,818.27
|
$450.67
R$2,539.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.38
|
$318.68
R$1,795.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.04
|
$81.07
R$456.79
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
Dallas
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,053.33
|
$570.45
R$3,214.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.00
|
$9,499.45
R$53,527.93
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dallas
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.95
R$10.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.38
|
$1.95
R$10.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.98
|
$1.95
R$10.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.12
|
$26.05
R$146.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$7.79
R$43.90
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Dallas
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.41
|
$56.73
R$319.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$45.84
R$258.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.68
|
$79.32
R$446.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
|
$73.55
R$414.42
|
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