Rio de Janeiro vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$447	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$4224
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.43M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 56% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5959th and 1380th ($955 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4932nd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs San Antonio

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	Rio de Janeiro	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.12	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137