Rio de Janeiro vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$567	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$1093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	6.21M	9.07M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 79% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5029th and 7878th ($1095 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 2767th and 6059th 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	$6.94	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$22712

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532