Rio de Janeiro vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2648	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$460	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$1455
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	62	78
🏙️ Population	6.78M	24.9M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5234th and 4461st ($1010 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5089th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Shanghai

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	Rio de Janeiro	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.53	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.7	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.1	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.11%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2527	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.75	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.93	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.7	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$588	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10845	$28143

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740