Rio de Janeiro vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$4583
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$2278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.86M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 50% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5559th and 1966th ($1013 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Brazil and Poland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4845th and 348th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Warsaw

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	Rio de Janeiro	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$16711

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1569
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1255
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1028
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1053
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1193
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1221
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1228
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1377
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1062
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$949
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1178
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1152
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1337
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1165
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1283
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1214
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$589
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$834
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1184
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1184
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1070
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1220
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1198
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$987
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$898
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1145
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1233
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1247
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1068
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1133
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$1014
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1130
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$399