Rio de Janeiro vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$447	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$2601
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	62	99
🏙️ Population	6.21M	14.3M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 42% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5959th and 3085th ($955 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4932nd 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	$6.12	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033