Moroni vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moroni	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1196	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2723	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$728	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1215	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.2	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	1	95
😀 Quality of life	19	72
🏙️ Population	85.4K	6.21M

The cost of living in Moroni is 9% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4765th and 5029th ($1196 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Comoros and Brazil, respectively. Check Comoros vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Moroni compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Moroni ranked 1st best city to live in Comoros vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9125th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moroni vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Moroni	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.3	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1216	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1604	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.44	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14398	$12842

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Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1196
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1167
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$933
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$586
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$546
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$417
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$533
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$494
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$604
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$611
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$452
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$456
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$691
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$511
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$489
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$495
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$563
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$522
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$495
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$559
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$463
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$540
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$792
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$618
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$952
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$493
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$415
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1132
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$875
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$807
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$448
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$754
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$543
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$755

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634