Baltimore vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	94
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	586K	6.21M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 133% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1330th and 5959th ($2223 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 121st and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$10815

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585