Rio de Janeiro vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$458
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$7086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
6.21M
874K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6006th and 5th ($940 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 4818th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$18564

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765