Rio de Janeiro vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$445	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	62	39
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.56M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 55% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5954th and 7740th ($916 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 4857th and 7044th 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	$5.99	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$11393

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600