Rio de Janeiro vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$447	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$930
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	62	70
🏙️ Population	6.21M	12.3M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 38% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5959th and 6979th ($955 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4932nd and 2526th 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	$6.12	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$9062

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611