Rio de Janeiro vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$458	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$875
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$340
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	11
😀 Quality of life	67	22
🏙️ Population	6.21M	340K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 11% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6006th and 5168th ($940 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Brazil and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 4818th and 9052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Yamoussoukro

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	Rio de Janeiro	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.45	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$1399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$7.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$9.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$3247

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1123
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1083
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1057
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1224
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$503
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$631
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$514
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$502
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$508
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$822
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$846
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$630
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$600
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$536
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$417
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$652
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$684
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$822
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1281
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$821
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$820
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$877
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$699
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$703