Rio de Janeiro vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$916
$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2281
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$445
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$372
$947
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
6.21M
5.6M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 6% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5954th and 5668th ($916 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4857th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.66
$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10819
$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$953
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$952
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1095
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1329
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1286
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1355
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1162
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$899
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1308
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1327
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$467
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1045
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1398
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1486
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1051
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1671
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1471
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1509
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$550
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1816
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1219
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1879
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1443
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1414
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$933
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1220
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1394
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1445
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1382
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1064
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1441