Adelaide vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2117
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4412
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3276
$442
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
1.39M
6.21M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 125% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1686th and 6006th ($2117 vs $940) 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 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 65th and 4818th 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
$15.1
$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1976
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7414
$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4859
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.3
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.34
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.9
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.26
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$876
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6919
$12076

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1911
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1771
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1718
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1362
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1464
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1738
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1768
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2058
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1673
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1662
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2308
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1681
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1736
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1667
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1728
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1674
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1706
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1725
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1813
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2019
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1786
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1747
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1364
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1678
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1568
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1660
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1580
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1599
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1888
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2292
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2127
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2640
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2181
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1839
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1184
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1455
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1633

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$739
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$810
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$706
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$498
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$564
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$539
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$557
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$530
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$683
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$525
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$506
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$603
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$625
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$631
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$540
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$632
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$643
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$613
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$518
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$620
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$536
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$611
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$618
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$633
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$657
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$530
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$492
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$586