Rio de Janeiro vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2648
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$460
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$3483
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
86
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
6.78M
2.79M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 61% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5234th and 571st ($1010 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada 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 Toronto. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5089th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.29
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.11%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2527
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.3
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.06
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.7
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$588
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10845
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$778
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$887
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$645
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$619
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$717
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$593
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$606
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$691
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$702
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$711
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$560
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$633
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$681
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$638
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$647
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$685
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$616
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$653
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$617
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$582
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$679
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$554
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$701
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$669
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$631
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$681
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$674
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$579
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$541
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$620

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190