Rio de Janeiro vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$567	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	84
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	6.21M	633K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 46% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5029th and 1987th ($1095 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 2767th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Stuttgart

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	Rio de Janeiro	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.94	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$18116

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

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

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733