Rio de Janeiro vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$567	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	72	46
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.56M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 81% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5029th and 7943rd ($1095 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 2767th and 7142nd 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	$6.94	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$13867

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619