Long Beach vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	467K	6.21M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 203% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 327th and 6006th ($2851 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 982nd and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Long Beach	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$12076

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

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