Rio de Janeiro vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$3371
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	6.21M	985K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 55% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5954th and 1732nd ($916 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden 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 Stockholm. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4857th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Stockholm

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	Rio de Janeiro	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331