Adelaide vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$2648
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$359
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
92
62
🏙️ Population
1.3M
6.78M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 116% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1333rd and 5234th ($2180 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 75th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$10845

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$778
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$887
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$645
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$619
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$717
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$593
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$606
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$691
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$702
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$711
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$560
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$633
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$681
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$638
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$647
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$685
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$616
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$653
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$617
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$582
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$679
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$554
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$701
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$669
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$631
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$681
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$674
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$579
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$541
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$620