Rio de Janeiro vs Turin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Turin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$4052
🏠 One person rent	$502	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$2077
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	52
😀 Quality of life	67	84
🏙️ Population	6.21M	842K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 39% less expensive than in Turin. Cities ranked 5559th and 3440th ($1013 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.3 months in Turin. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Turin ranked 11th in Italy, while ranked 4845th and 525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Turin

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	Rio de Janeiro	Turin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$777
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$587
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$1386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$7.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$12465

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

Cities near Turin

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Asti	$1342
62 km or 39 mi	Biella	$1275
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1338
74 km or 46 mi	Alessandria	$1354
77 km or 48 mi	Mondovi	$1375
77 km or 48 mi	Cuneo	$1294
80 km or 50 mi	Aosta	$1694
83 km or 52 mi	Novara	$1290
94 km or 58 mi	Tortona	$1471
96 km or 59 mi	Vigevano	$1769
103 km or 64 mi	Voghera	$1602
105 km or 65 mi	Savona	$1660
109 km or 67 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803
115 km or 71 mi	Pavia	$1458
115 km or 72 mi	Chamonix	$2014
118 km or 73 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
122 km or 76 mi	Varese	$1577
122 km or 76 mi	Saronno	$1817
122 km or 76 mi	Genoa	$1649
125 km or 78 mi	Milan	$2370
132 km or 82 mi	Sion	$2465
134 km or 83 mi	Imperia	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Seregno	$1675
134 km or 83 mi	Cantu	$1631
136 km or 84 mi	Monza	$1885
136 km or 85 mi	Como	$1782
139 km or 86 mi	Sanremo	$1556
142 km or 88 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
144 km or 89 mi	Lodi	$1371
144 km or 89 mi	Lugano	$2884
145 km or 90 mi	Menton	$1516
149 km or 93 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
150 km or 93 mi	Chambery	$1392
150 km or 93 mi	Monaco City	$7861
153 km or 95 mi	Annecy	$1876
155 km or 97 mi	Grenoble	$1581
156 km or 97 mi	Nice	$1934
156 km or 97 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
157 km or 98 mi	Piacenza	$1606
159 km or 99 mi	Lecco	$1498