Rio de Janeiro vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$447	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$6392
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	80
😀 Quality of life	62	92
🏙️ Population	6.21M	737K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5959th and 206th ($955 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 16th in the United States, while ranked 4932nd and 102nd 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	$6.12	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263