Cost of living comparison
Rio De Janeiro is 3.6% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$202.81
|
$5.84
R$33.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$152.11
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$22.05
|
$1.07
R$6.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.79
|
$0.71
R$4.14
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$50.09
|
$1.60
R$9.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.41
|
$3.98
R$23.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.50
|
$3.87
R$22.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.59
|
$1.91
R$11.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.94
|
$1.42
R$8.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.96
|
$0.98
R$5.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.67
|
$0.68
R$3.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.32
|
$0.59
R$3.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.90
|
$0.75
R$4.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.38
|
$0.53
R$3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.91
|
$0.52
R$3.04
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.73
|
$3.81
R$22.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$365.07
|
$49.64
R$287.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$380,276.89
|
$19,245.44
R$111,642.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.99
|
$7.68
R$44.56
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$498.03
|
$19.76
R$114.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,253.29
|
$426.81
R$2,475.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,117.91
|
$306.56
R$1,778.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$619.21
|
$75.60
R$438.53
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,789.91
|
$530.28
R$3,076.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$172,150.75
|
$10,354.19
R$60,064.67
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.77
|
$1.74
R$10.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.41
|
$1.88
R$10.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$80.11
|
$1.74
R$10.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,096.75
|
$25.20
R$146.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$101.41
|
$6.97
R$40.42
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,151.26
|
$51.24
R$297.26
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$838.78
|
$41.21
R$239.04
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,879.27
|
$76.29
R$442.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,877.98
|
$62.18
R$360.72
|
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