Columbus vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	906K	6.21M

The cost of living in Columbus is 95% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1634th and 5029th ($2140 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 266th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Columbus	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$12842

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634