Barcelona vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$365
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
1.66M
6.21M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 98% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2198th and 5959th ($1887 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 238th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Rio de Janeiro

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Barcelona Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$10815

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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