Rio de Janeiro vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$445	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$602
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	62	61
🏙️ Population	6.21M	10.6M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 90% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5954th and 8748th ($916 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 4857th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Shijiazhuang

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	Rio de Janeiro	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$4785

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716