The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
Rio de JaneiroSão Paulo
Financial environmentweight 30%
3.0
Tax burden
3.0
3.0
Cost of living
4.0
5.0
Ease of doing business
5.0
8.0
Investment returns
8.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
7.0
Entry and residence
7.0
2.0
Political and social stability
2.0
3.0
Personal and property safety
8.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
3.0
Currency stability
3.0
1.0
Strength against the dollar
1.0
6.0
Purchasing power
7.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
6.0
Infrastructure and services
6.0
8.0
Culture and lifestyle
8.0
7.0
Environmental quality
7.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
6.0
Language and communication
6.0
8.0
Communities and support networks
8.0
Your money in both places
1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
Rio de Janeiro
your income
US$ 1,159
São Paulo
US$ 1,201
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Rio de Janeiro, left overUS$ 294a month
In São Paulo, left overUS$ 252a month
How much of your work each thing costs
In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.
Rio de JaneiroSão Paulo
Taxes
For an income of US$ 1,453 a month
Days of the year working for taxes
Rio de Janeiro
127 days
São Paulo
125 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Both take about the same share of your income in taxes.
What the State costs you
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Income tax and social security
26%
26%
Tax on purchases
8%
8%
Paid twice (health insurance)
9%
9%
Total cost of the State
44%
43%
Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.
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