Long Beach vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$491
😷 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 170% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 524th and 5559th ($2732 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 992nd and 4845th 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	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$13739

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631