Rio de Janeiro vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$502	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	67	70
🏙️ Population	6.21M	9.07M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 76% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5559th and 8176th ($1013 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4845th and 3872nd 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	$6.99	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$25508

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523