Cost of living comparison
Rome is 70.6% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 65.0% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 56.4% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 1.4% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 17.0% more in Rome
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Rome are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
R$33.61
|
$16.08
€14.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.11
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$6.17
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
R$4.11
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
R$9.23
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$22.92
|
$7.00
€6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R$22.31
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
R$11.02
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.20
|
$4.89
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
R$5.65
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
R$3.89
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R$3.41
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
R$4.33
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
R$3.02
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
R$21.96
|
$7.15
€6.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.64
R$285.90
|
$37.51
€34.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,245.44
R$110,838.36
|
$26,794.08
€24,637.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.68
R$44.24
|
$17.15
€15.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.76
R$113.81
|
$29.46
€27.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.81
R$2,458.11
|
$1,180.31
€1,085.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.56
R$1,765.55
|
$763.10
€701.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.60
R$435.37
|
$167.26
€153.80
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.28
R$3,054.02
|
$508.83
€467.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.19
R$59,631.87
|
$10,490.67
€9,646.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.03
|
$5.36
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
R$10.84
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
R$10.03
|
$6.43
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
R$145.15
|
$58.31
€53.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.13
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.24
R$295.12
|
$65.43
€60.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.21
R$237.32
|
$30.74
€28.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.29
R$439.38
|
$77.17
€70.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.18
R$358.13
|
$102.32
€94.08
|
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