Rio de Janeiro vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$458	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	67	44
🏙️ Population	6.21M	7.82M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 57% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6006th and 7835th ($940 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 4818th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Shangqiu

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	Rio de Janeiro	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.45	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$17107

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517