Rio de Janeiro vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$445	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$958
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	62	70
🏙️ Population	6.21M	13.9M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 33% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5954th and 6956th ($916 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4857th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Tianjin

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	Rio de Janeiro	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616