Cost of living comparison
Rio De Janeiro is 47.0% cheaper than Miami.
If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Miami, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Miami
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$6.82
R$38.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.82
R$38.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
|
$1.19
R$6.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.74
R$4.19
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Miami
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$1.66
R$9.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
|
$4.22
R$23.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
|
$4.20
R$23.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
|
$2.15
R$12.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
|
$1.56
R$8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.88
|
$1.05
R$5.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.77
R$4.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.60
R$3.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.86
R$4.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.54
R$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.55
R$3.11
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Miami
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
|
$4.20
R$23.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.75
|
$55.50
R$312.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$21,420.51
R$120,701.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.41
|
$9.74
R$54.87
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Miami
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.96
|
$21.71
R$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,773.75
|
$450.67
R$2,539.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,113.76
|
$318.68
R$1,795.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.39
|
$81.07
R$456.79
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
Miami
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,162.50
|
$570.45
R$3,214.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,333.33
|
$9,499.45
R$53,527.93
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
Miami
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.95
R$10.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$1.95
R$10.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.45
|
$1.95
R$10.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.53
|
$26.05
R$146.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$7.79
R$43.90
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Miami
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.29
|
$56.73
R$319.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.00
|
$45.84
R$258.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.75
|
$79.32
R$446.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
|
$73.55
R$414.42
|
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