Rio de Janeiro vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	6.21M	2.75M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 53% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6006th and 1942nd ($940 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4818th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Rome

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	Rio de Janeiro	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.45	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$10916

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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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323