London vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	99	67
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.21M

The cost of living in London is 310% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8th and 6006th ($3851 vs $940) 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 1.1 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 5th and 4818th 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	$22.2	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$12076

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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