Cost of living comparison
Houston is 2.1 times more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.
If you lived in Houston instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Rio De Janeiro
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
R$38.41
|
$17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$38.41
|
$9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
R$6.72
|
$2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
R$4.19
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
Rio De Janeiro
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
R$9.33
|
$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
R$23.77
|
$6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
R$23.67
|
$3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
R$12.12
|
$3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
R$8.77
|
$4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
R$5.91
|
$2.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
R$4.35
|
$0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
R$3.38
|
$1.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
R$4.85
|
$1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.03
|
$1.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
R$3.11
|
$1.04
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Rio De Janeiro
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.20
R$23.69
|
$3.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
R$312.75
|
$75.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,420.51
R$120,701.22
|
$33,139.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.74
R$54.87
|
$19.16
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Rio De Janeiro
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.71
R$122.33
|
$69.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.67
R$2,539.45
|
$1,624.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.68
R$1,795.72
|
$1,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.07
R$456.79
|
$147.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Rio De Janeiro
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$570.45
R$3,214.42
|
$1,244.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.45
R$53,527.93
|
$25,333.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Rio De Janeiro
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.97
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.97
|
$5.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
R$10.97
|
$8.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.05
R$146.81
|
$39.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.79
R$43.90
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Rio De Janeiro
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.73
R$319.68
|
$49.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.84
R$258.29
|
$43.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.32
R$446.93
|
$101.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.55
R$414.42
|
$134.56
|
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