Arlington vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	77	67
🏙️ Population	394K	6.21M

The cost of living in Arlington is 97% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2476th and 6006th ($1856 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 1375th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$12076

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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