Rio de Janeiro vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$458
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
6.21M
17.5M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 7% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6006th and 6334th ($940 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4818th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$22402

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634