Rio de Janeiro vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$458
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
67
71
🏙️ Population
6.21M
5.65M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 3% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6006th and 5813th ($940 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4818th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$10534

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566