Rio de Janeiro vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$1522
🏠 One person rent	$458	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	67	46
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.23M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 61% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6006th and 7962nd ($940 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 4818th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Xinyang

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	Rio de Janeiro	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.45	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.16
🥤 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	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$7825

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$574
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$580
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$579
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$552
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$629
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$592
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$526
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$585
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$570
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$553
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$609
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$639
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$581
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$563
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$582
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$542
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$595
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$553
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$646
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$599
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$632
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$507
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$575
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$535
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$523
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$671
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$517
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$638
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$522
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$525
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$625
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$546