Rio de Janeiro vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$458
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
6.21M
664K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 64% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6006th and 689th ($940 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4818th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$13809

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671