Rio de Janeiro vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$445	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$1906
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	62	83
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.86M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 43% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5954th and 3022nd ($916 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Brazil and Poland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4857th and 410th 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	$5.99	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385