Rio de Janeiro vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$2511
🏠 One person rent	$502	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	11
😀 Quality of life	67	27
🏙️ Population	6.21M	340K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 4% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 5559th and 5229th ($1013 vs $1060) 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 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Yamoussoukro ranked 4th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 4845th and 8928th 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	$6.99	$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	14.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2239
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$1182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$22.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$7.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$32.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$3746

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1124
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1092
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1066
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1063
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1198
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1097
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$502
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$664
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$562
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$515
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$703
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$503
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$612
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$507
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$861
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$862
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$654
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1001
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$607
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$535
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$454
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$683
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$678
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1257
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$837
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$836
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$894
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$673
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$673