Amsterdam vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$359
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	921K	6.78M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 152% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 612th and 5234th ($2545 vs $1010) 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 37th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$10845

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

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