Rio de Janeiro vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$447	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$4470
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	6.21M	525K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 64% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5959th and 501st ($955 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 443rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 4932nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Sacramento

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	Rio de Janeiro	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.12	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$30262

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851