Rio de Janeiro vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$3268
🏠 One person rent	$502	$753
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1262
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$94.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$1868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	67	84
🏙️ Population	6.21M	689K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 28% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 5559th and 4334th ($1013 vs $1403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 77th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.3 months in Seville. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Seville ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 4845th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Seville

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	Rio de Janeiro	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$1442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$8423

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1353
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1337
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1385
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1275
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1497
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1560
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$1003
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1331
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1625
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1336
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$1935
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$1041
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1551
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1563
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1394
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1500
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1490
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1300
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1340
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1471
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$881
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1385
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1044
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1581
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1218
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1123
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1979