Food prices in rio de janeiro?

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Food prices in rio de janeiro?

Answer 1

I'm from Brazil and comparing to the US everything is cheap!

Answer 2

The prices in Rio are cheap compared to Europe but expensive if compared to the rest of Brazil and Sth America.

They have kilo restaurants where you put food on your plate buffet style and then weigh it at the end, and thats what you pay for. These are quite popular with the locals. Also the Churrascurias are great if you love meat. It cost around £10-£13 (i think!!) and thats all you can eat. Restaurants are not as cheap as i thought they would be, but i guess it depends on where your coming from. Hope this helps......

Answer 3

Prices vary widely, according to what kind of food you want and where in Rio you are. If you don't eat too much, it is a good idea to eat at a "a quilo" restaurant. It's a self-service and you pay according to how much your food weighs.

If you eat like me, a meal will weigh around 300g (it's hard to tell how much that is, if you've never weighed your plate before - it corresponds roughly to 2 tablespoons of rice, a medium-sized beef with some gravy and the amount of salad that takes up half your plate) can cost from 3 to 6 dollars. You have to ask beforehand how much they charge for the kilo.

If you like a full plate, I suggest you go to a restaurant. Downtown Rio has quite a few expensive ones, and they don't always look it. Dishes can go anywhere from 6 to 15, 20 dollars. The further you go from downtown, the lower the prices get. But that's just in general - there are some posh restaurants out there, but they become less common as you go south.

And then there's the famous churrascarias. A meal at Porcão, the best churrascaria chain in Rio, can cost around 25 dollars.

Finally, if you get tired of all the Brazilian cuisine, there's plenty of McDonald's downtown and all over the city. A Big Mac costs 9 Reais, I think, which corresponds to about 5 dollars.