Rio de Janeiro vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$447	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$739
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	62	68
🏙️ Population	6.21M	9.07M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 86% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5959th and 8584th ($955 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 4932nd and 3326th 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	$6.12	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$25284

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511