Maoming vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$409	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	44	62
🏙️ Population	6.17M	6.21M

The cost of living in Maoming is 17% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6647th and 5954th ($756 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6657th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Maoming	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$10819

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562