El Paso vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4161
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1821
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3710
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
94
😀 Quality of life
80
62
🏙️ Population
679K
6.21M

The cost of living in El Paso is 86% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2613th and 5959th ($1775 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st 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 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 532nd and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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El Paso Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.01
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7468
$10815

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352

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