Boston vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$491
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
676K
6.21M

The cost of living in Boston is 259% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 30th and 5559th ($3638 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 94th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Rio de Janeiro

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Boston Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$13739

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$792
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$648
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$681
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$851
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$632
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$782
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$537
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$614
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$482
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$576
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$600
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$579
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$733
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$533
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$600
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$548
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$652
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$679
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$672
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$565
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$709
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$678
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$625
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$684
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$585
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$568
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$564
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$656
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$667
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$645
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$643
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$679
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$594
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$679
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$702
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$562
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$505
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$877
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$631