Cost of living comparison

Toronto, Canada

compared to

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 46.3% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 56.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 47.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 57.4% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Rio De Janeiro

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Rio De Janeiro.

Rio De Janeiro vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Toronto, you would:

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pay 56.1% less for restaurants

	Toronto	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.12 CA$29.02	$5.84 R$33.46	-71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.54	$6.10 R$34.96	-43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 CA$3.17	$1.07 R$6.14	-51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 CA$2.49	$0.71 R$4.10	-58.7%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 47.6% less for groceries

	Toronto	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 CA$4.07	$1.60 R$9.19	-43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CA$8.14	$3.98 R$22.82	-29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.09 CA$17.43	$3.87 R$22.22	-67.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.38 CA$4.88	$1.91 R$10.98	-43.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 CA$8.07	$1.42 R$8.17	-74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 CA$2.53	$0.98 R$5.62	-44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CA$0.89	$0.68 R$3.87	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 CA$2.32	$0.59 R$3.40	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 CA$2.58	$0.75 R$4.31	-57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.56	$0.53 R$3.05	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 CA$1.83	$0.52 R$3.01	-58.7%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Toronto	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.38 CA$6.32	$3.81 R$21.86	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.08 CA$161.66	$49.64 R$284.69	-55.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,490.95 CA$35,324.53	$19,245.44 R$110,368.77	-21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.09 CA$21.76	$7.68 R$44.05	-49.1%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 57.4% less for housing

	Toronto	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.33 CA$74.04	$19.76 R$113.33	-61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,807.04 CA$2,606.39	$426.81 R$2,447.70	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,526.54 CA$2,201.80	$306.56 R$1,758.07	-79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.64 CA$123.52	$75.60 R$433.53	-11.7%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Toronto	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,179.39 CA$1,701.09	$530.28 R$3,041.08	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,423.23 CA$25,130.40	$10,354.19 R$59,379.22	-40.6%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$8.29	$1.74 R$9.99	-69.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CA$5.82	$1.88 R$10.80	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.37 CA$20.73	$1.74 R$9.99	-87.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.00 CA$70.68	$25.20 R$144.54	-48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.93 CA$18.65	$6.97 R$39.96	-46.1%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Toronto	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.77 CA$86.21	$51.24 R$293.87	-14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.77 CA$57.37	$41.21 R$236.31	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.97 CA$138.42	$76.29 R$437.52	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.44 CA$167.94	$62.18 R$356.61	-46.6%
Average			-19.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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