Rio de Janeiro vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1095
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$567
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
72
76
🏙️ Population
6.21M
17.5M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 10% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5029th and 5618th ($1095 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2767th and 1163rd 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
$6.94
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$657
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1011
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$621
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.87%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.88
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.19
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12842
$21140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648