Rio de Janeiro vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$955
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2402
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$447
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$4523
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
89
😀 Quality of life
62
97
🏙️ Population
6.21M
5.87M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 70% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5959th and 81st ($955 vs $3168) 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4932nd and 8th 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
$6.12
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.19%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$28407

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637