Portland vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Portland	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6281	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1609	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2681	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5052	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	653K	6.21M

The cost of living in Portland is 186% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 587th and 6006th ($2684 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 139th and 4818th 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	$17.7	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2950	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.87	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.87	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.06	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.1	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1740	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19200	$12076

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586