Arlington vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	394K	6.21M

The cost of living in Arlington is 88% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2397th and 5559th ($1907 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 894th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Arlington	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$13739

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631