Rio de Janeiro vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$955
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2402
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$447
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$727
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
24
😀 Quality of life
62
39
🏙️ Population
6.21M
6.56M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 56% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5959th and 7649th ($955 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4932nd and 7013th 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
$6.12
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.19%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610