Rio de Janeiro vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$445	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$886
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	62	70
🏙️ Population	6.21M	12.3M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 40% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5954th and 7163rd ($916 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4857th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Wuhan

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	Rio de Janeiro	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$8658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586