Rio de Janeiro vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$445	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$1964
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	62	83
🏙️ Population	6.21M	826K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 40% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 5954th and 3333rd ($916 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 4857th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Valencia, Spain

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	Rio de Janeiro	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$9798

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434