Rio de Janeiro vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$955
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2402
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$447
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
6.21M
1.25M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 36% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5959th and 3679th ($955 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Brazil and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4932nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.12
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.19%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$5054

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507