Rio de Janeiro vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$567	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.43M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 47% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5029th and 1833rd ($1095 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 2767th and 156th 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	$6.94	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$19123

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093