Rio de Janeiro vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2648
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$460
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
24
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
6.78M
6.56M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 75% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5234th and 7871st ($1010 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 5089th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.11%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2527
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.3
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.06
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$588
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10845
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$778
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$887
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$645
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$619
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$717
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$593
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$606
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$691
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$702
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$711
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$560
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$633
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$681
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$638
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$647
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$685
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$616
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$653
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$617
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$582
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$679
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$554
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$701
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$669
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$631
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$681
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$674
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$579
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$541
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$620

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586