Columbus vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	906K	6.21M

The cost of living in Columbus is 136% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1248th and 5959th ($2252 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 242nd and 4932nd 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	$19.9	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$10815

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585