Rio de Janeiro vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$567	$813
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1422
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$2429
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	72	96
🏙️ Population	6.21M	14.3M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 35% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5029th and 3273rd ($1095 vs $1679) 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 2767th and 9th 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	$6.94	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$17493

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1144
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1128
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1004
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1105
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1038
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1009
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1006