Arlington vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	394K	6.78M

The cost of living in Arlington is 79% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2320th and 5234th ($1807 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 1022nd and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$10845

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

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