Rio de Janeiro vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$458	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$1016
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	67	74
🏙️ Population	6.21M	12.3M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 47% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6006th and 7501st ($940 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4818th and 2249th 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	$6.45	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$7838

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571