Beijing vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$589	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	73	67
🏙️ Population	21.9M	6.21M

The cost of living in Beijing is 9% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5355th and 6006th ($1029 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 2546th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Beijing	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$12076

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586