Rio de Janeiro vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$445	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$854
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	62	40
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.71M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 2% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5954th and 6043rd ($916 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 4857th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Yancheng

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	Rio de Janeiro	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$22179

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984