Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 22.6% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 43.7% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 6.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Rio De Janeiro

The cost of groceries and transportation in Rio De Janeiro are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Rio De Janeiro.

Rio De Janeiro vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.8% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN36.66	$5.84 R$32.17	-41.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.08	$6.10 R$33.61	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.64	$1.07 R$5.91	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.63	$0.71 R$3.94	-60.1%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.03	$1.60 R$8.83	+47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.14	$3.98 R$21.94	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.06	$3.87 R$21.36	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.20	$1.91 R$10.55	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.40	$1.42 R$7.85	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.68	$0.98 R$5.41	+116.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.77	$0.68 R$3.72	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.04	$0.59 R$3.27	-27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.14	$0.75 R$4.15	-45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.54	$0.53 R$2.93	+28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.73	$0.52 R$2.89	+12.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN22.96	$3.81 R$21.02	-38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN100.82	$49.64 R$273.67	+82.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN113,832.13	$19,245.44 R$106,096.69	-37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.33	$7.68 R$42.35	-3.0%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 43.7% less for housing

	Warsaw	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN63.69	$19.76 R$108.94	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN3,963.89	$426.81 R$2,352.95	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,083.29	$306.56 R$1,690.02	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN831.39	$75.60 R$416.75	-66.3%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 6.6% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,880.94	$530.28 R$2,923.36	+4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN46,595.12	$10,354.19 R$57,080.81	-17.7%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.75	$1.74 R$9.60	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.56	$1.88 R$10.38	-48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.64	$1.74 R$9.60	-63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN156.49	$25.20 R$138.94	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.08	$6.97 R$38.41	-19.6%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN331.31	$51.24 R$282.49	-42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN153.92	$41.21 R$227.16	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN327.14	$76.29 R$420.58	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN378.45	$62.18 R$342.80	-39.1%
Average			-24.1%

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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: June 2025

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