Rio de Janeiro vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$955
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2402
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$447
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$1966
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
6.21M
1.86M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 46% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5959th and 2592nd ($955 vs $1780) 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4932nd and 387th 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
$6.12
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.19%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$13474

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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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390