Rio de Janeiro vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$447	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$1649
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	96
😀 Quality of life	62	79
🏙️ Population	6.21M	17.7M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 0.3% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5959th and 5948th ($955 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4932nd and 556th 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	$6.12	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618