Rio de Janeiro vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$458	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$2574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	67	99
🏙️ Population	6.21M	14.3M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 45% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6006th and 3130th ($940 vs $1698) 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4818th and 4th 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	$6.45	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$14795

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961