Raleigh vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Raleigh	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1374	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$2201	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4362	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	468K	6.21M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 107% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1363rd and 5029th ($2265 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 Raleigh compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 219th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Raleigh	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1531	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3898	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.18	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.2	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1475	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24243	$12842

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729

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