Rio de Janeiro vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$4529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	6.21M	525K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 64% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5559th and 346th ($1013 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 285th 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 4845th and 376th 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	$6.99	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859