Buenos Aires vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2648
🏠 One person rent
$365
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
71
62
🏙️ Population
3.12M
6.78M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6407th and 5234th ($791 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 2311th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$10845

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$778
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$887
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$645
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$619
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$717
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$593
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$606
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$691
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$702
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$711
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$560
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$633
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$681
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$638
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$647
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$685
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$616
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$653
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$617
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$582
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$679
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$554
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$701
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$669
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$631
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$681
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$674
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$579
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$541
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$620