Rio de Janeiro vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$447	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$3612
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	62	80
🏙️ Population	6.21M	543K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 51% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5959th and 2005th ($955 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1656th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 4932nd and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Tucson

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	Rio de Janeiro	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.12	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618