London vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	8.91M	6.78M

The cost of living in London is 229% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 38th and 5234th ($3321 vs $1010) 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 1.2 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 5th and 5089th 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	$19.7	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$10845

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620