Oakland vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oakland	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3212	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7752	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$2040	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3618	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$832	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5293	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	441K	6.21M

The cost of living in Oakland is 217% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 124th and 5559th ($3212 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 Oakland compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Oakland ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 65th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Oakland	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1880	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1835	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3381	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3346	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7626	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6332	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.99	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.48	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20916	$13739

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395

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