Rio de Janeiro vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$4180
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	67	95
🏙️ Population	6.21M	664K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 62% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5559th and 676th ($1013 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4845th and 24th 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	$6.99	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$13439

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727