Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 81.4% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
R$33.85
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$6.22
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
R$4.14
|
$1.80
€1.73
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
R$9.30
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.08
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R$22.47
|
$4.41
€4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
R$11.10
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.26
|
$3.78
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
R$5.69
|
$1.13
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
R$3.92
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R$3.44
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
R$4.36
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.09
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
R$3.04
|
$0.82
€0.79
|
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pay 61.0% more for transportation
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
R$22.12
|
$6.79
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.64
R$287.97
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,245.44
R$111,642.82
|
$35,759.38
€34,324.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.68
R$44.56
|
$14.90
€14.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.76
R$114.64
|
$31.85
€30.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.81
R$2,475.95
|
$1,468.90
€1,409.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.56
R$1,778.36
|
$1,074.71
€1,031.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.60
R$438.53
|
$130.03
€124.81
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.28
R$3,076.18
|
$567.57
€544.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.19
R$60,064.67
|
$10,069.47
€9,665.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$3.75
€3.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
R$10.92
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
R$146.21
|
$43.11
€41.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
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pay 47.6% more for clothing
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.24
R$297.26
|
$90.50
€86.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.21
R$239.04
|
$37.21
€35.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.29
R$442.57
|
$97.88
€93.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.18
R$360.72
|
$121.40
€116.53
|
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