Rio de Janeiro vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$445	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$7528
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	62	96
🏙️ Population	6.21M	874K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5954th and 7th ($916 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 Francisco. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4857th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs San Francisco

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	Rio de Janeiro	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$20590

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752