Rio de Janeiro vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$458	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	67	71
🏙️ Population	6.21M	9.07M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 70% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6006th and 8245th ($940 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 4818th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Shenyang

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	Rio de Janeiro	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.45	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$24707

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501