Barcelona vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$372
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
87
62
🏙️ Population
1.7M
6.21M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 101% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2276th and 5954th ($1841 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 270th and 4857th 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
$15
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$10819

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$718
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$614
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$622
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$769
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$562
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$587
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$546
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$632
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$474
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$522
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$537
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$589
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$636
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$584
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$462
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$482
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$572
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$642
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$595
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$487
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$631
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$599
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$563
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$603
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$584
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$505
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$536
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$588
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$518
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$593
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$581
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$584
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$599
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$523
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$602
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$605
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$503
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$449
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$562