Portland vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Portland	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2572	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6077	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2651	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4802	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	653K	6.21M

The cost of living in Portland is 169% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 662nd and 5959th ($2572 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th 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 Portland compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 141st and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Portland	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1292	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2860	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3653	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3326	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16661	$10815

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489

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