Rio de Janeiro vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$3476
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	6.21M	633K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 53% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5954th and 1961st ($916 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 4857th and 63rd 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	$5.99	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$15338

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581