Rio de Janeiro vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	6.21M	664K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 61% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5954th and 1038th ($916 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4857th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Rotterdam

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	Rio de Janeiro	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514