Rio de Janeiro vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$458
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
67
88
🏙️ Population
6.21M
1.25M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6006th and 4204th ($940 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4818th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$739
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$810
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$706
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$498
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$564
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$539
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$557
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$530
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$683
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$525
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$506
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$603
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$625
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$631
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$540
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$632
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$643
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$613
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$518
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$620
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$536
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$611
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$618
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$633
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$657
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$530
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$492
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483