Rio de Janeiro vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$567	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	6.21M	5.45M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 61% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5029th and 370th ($1095 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2767th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Sydney

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	Rio de Janeiro	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.94	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863