Rio de Janeiro vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2648
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$460
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
6.78M
17.5M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 8% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5234th and 5744th ($1010 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5089th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Shenzhen

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Rio de Janeiro Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.11%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2527
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.06
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$588
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10845
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$778
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$887
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$645
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$619
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$717
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$593
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$606
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$691
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$702
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$711
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$560
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$633
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$681
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$638
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$647
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$685
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$616
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$653
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$617
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$582
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$679
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$554
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$701
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$669
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$631
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$681
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$674
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$579
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$541
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584