Guangzhou vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$354	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	18.7M	6.21M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6835th and 5559th ($782 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 2285th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Guangzhou	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$13739

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631