Goiania vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goiania	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1905	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$272	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$342	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	50	62
🏙️ Population	1.44M	6.21M

The cost of living in Goiania is 27% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7098th and 5954th ($665 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Goiania compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 31st vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 6239th vs 4857th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goiania vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Goiania	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.11	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.1	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$730	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14624	$10819

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Cities near Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$596
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$508
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$765
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$630
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$606
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$581
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$653
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$595
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$606
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$630
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$595
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$529
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$603
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$564
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$625
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$522
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$582
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$571
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$573
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$590
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$585
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$719
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$797
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$647
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$589
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$536
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$580
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$593
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$558
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$578
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$577

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562