Rio de Janeiro vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$502	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	67	46
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.56M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 69% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5559th and 7929th ($1013 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 4845th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Shaoyang

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	Rio de Janeiro	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615