Perth vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2345
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5568
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$1324
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$2222
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4072
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
98
62
🏙️ Population
2.14M
6.21M

The cost of living in Perth is 146% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1024th and 5959th ($2345 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 7th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Rio de Janeiro

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Perth Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2593
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1817
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5420
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3698
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.29
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.8
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1940
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14689
$10815

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$2136
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2185
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1725
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2000
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$380
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$892
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$601
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$470
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$388
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$427
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$518
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$487
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$495
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$511
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$512
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$507
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$453
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$512
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585