Denver vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Denver	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2775	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6485	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2926	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4922	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	716K	6.21M

The cost of living in Denver is 195% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 434th and 6006th ($2775 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th 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 Denver compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 183rd and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Denver	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.19	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3135	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2601	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5007	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3720	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.24	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$199	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16240	$12076

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2552
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2735
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2677
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2744
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2961
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2596
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2760
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2537
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2876
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2760
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2465
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2019
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2385
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2353
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1895
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1628
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2407
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1705
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1516
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2235
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2514
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1699
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1753

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