Rio de Janeiro vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$6742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	6.21M	737K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 70% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5954th and 158th ($916 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4857th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Seattle

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	Rio de Janeiro	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093