London vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	97	72
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.21M

The cost of living in London is 234% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 28th and 5029th ($3662 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Rio de Janeiro

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	London	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$12842

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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