Rio de Janeiro vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$458
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$4609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
89
😀 Quality of life
67
98
🏙️ Population
6.21M
5.87M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 71% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6006th and 109th ($940 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Brazil and Singapore, respectively. Check Brazil vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4818th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Singapore City

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Rio de Janeiro Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$29519

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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
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653