Rio de Janeiro vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$502	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$454
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$1151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	67	74
🏙️ Population	6.21M	12.3M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 55% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5559th and 7564th ($1013 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4845th and 2134th 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	$6.99	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$8927

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$639
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$657
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$645
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$599
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$682
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$634
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$651
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$615
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$591
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$599
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$605
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$599
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$610
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$589
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$563
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$579
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$561
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$562
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$568
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$647
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$529
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$603
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$570
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$539
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$544
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$596
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$552
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$595
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$584