Rio de Janeiro vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$458
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$4008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
67
100
🏙️ Population
6.21M
5.45M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6006th and 649th ($940 vs $2640) 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 4818th and 3rd 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
$6.45
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$19140

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$739
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$810
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$706
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$498
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$564
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$539
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$557
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$530
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$683
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$525
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$506
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$603
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$625
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$631
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$540
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$632
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$643
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$613
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$518
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$620
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$536
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$611
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$618
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$633
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$657
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$530
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$492
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710