Genoa vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Genoa	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1613	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$769	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1236	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2205	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	80	72
🏙️ Population	559K	6.21M

The cost of living in Genoa is 47% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3528th and 5029th ($1613 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in Italy and Brazil, respectively. Check Italy vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Genoa compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Genoa ranked 31st best city to live in Italy vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 664th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Genoa	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.3	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.68	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3726	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1181	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.77	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.76	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.4	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12735	$12842

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Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1578
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1429
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1335
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1563
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1565
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1320
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1479
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1386
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1469
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1556
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1416
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1320
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1264
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1330
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1541
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1394
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1271
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1620
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2328
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1467
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1426
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1835
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1568
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1808
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1488
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1706
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1613
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1555
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$7483
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1669
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1226
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1624
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1497

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