Rio de Janeiro vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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
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