Rio de Janeiro vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$447	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$3950
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	6.21M	548K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 54% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5959th and 1613th ($955 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4932nd and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs The Hague

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	Rio de Janeiro	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.12	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$9165

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611