Adelaide vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
1.3M
6.21M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 135% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1267th and 5959th ($2246 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 64th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Rio de Janeiro

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Adelaide Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$10815

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2013
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1816
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1697
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1397
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1357
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1795
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1822
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1892
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1757
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1717
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2397
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1758
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1876
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1746
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1799
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1738
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1800
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1805
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1829
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2393
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1900
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1815
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1500
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1748
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1674
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1798
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1532
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1732
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1997
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2472
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2265
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2801
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2286
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1833
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1289
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1533
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1661

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585