Amsterdam vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	921K	6.21M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 205% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 331st and 5954th ($2791 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 29th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$10819

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562