Rio de Janeiro vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$955
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2402
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$447
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$3361
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
78
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
6.21M
662K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5959th and 512th ($955 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 4932nd and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Vancouver

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Rio de Janeiro Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.12
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.19%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$16245

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743