Rio de Janeiro vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$567	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	55
😀 Quality of life	72	52
🏙️ Population	6.21M	9.08M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 106% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 5029th and 8496th ($1095 vs $531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 466th 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 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Xuzhou ranked 101st in China, while ranked 2767th and 6556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Xuzhou

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	Rio de Janeiro	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.94	$2.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$2128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$1668
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$4.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$7.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$52.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$22004

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

Cities near Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$595
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$605
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$588
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$585
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$587
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$633
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$523
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$612
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$523
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$602
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$571
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$578
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$811
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$613
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$624
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$672
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$567
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$560
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$562
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$578
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$550
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$635
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$610
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$555
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$589
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$644
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$670
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$508
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$457
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$546
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$549
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$650
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$693
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$789