Las Vegas vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Las Vegas	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2414	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5485	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1520	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2657	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$637	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4014	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	642K	6.21M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 157% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1007th and 6006th ($2414 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 882nd 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 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Las Vegas ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 333rd and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Las Vegas	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.9	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.24	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2700	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3807	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.2	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.02	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.15	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.6	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1185	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9170	$12076

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2376
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2371
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2394
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2313
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2510
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1477
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1855
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1883
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2129
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2155
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2644
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1883
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2578
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1981
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2025
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2541
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2625
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2065
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2521
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2611
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2518
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2757
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2554
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2578
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2776
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2605
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2459
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2635
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2459
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2616
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2446
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2962
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2528
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2348
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2755
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3184
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2746
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2726

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