Long Beach vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$359
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	77	62
🏙️ Population	467K	6.78M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 163% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 440th and 5234th ($2661 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 720th and 5089th 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	$16.5	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$10845

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

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