Rio de Janeiro vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$445	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$2474
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	62	99
🏙️ Population	6.21M	14.3M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 43% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5954th and 3019th ($916 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4857th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Tokyo

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	Rio de Janeiro	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101