Rio de Janeiro vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$447	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$1905
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	62	79
🏙️ Population	6.21M	24.9M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 16% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5959th and 4780th ($955 vs $1136) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4932nd and 571st 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	$6.12	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774