Rio de Janeiro vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$567	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$942
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.71M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 17% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5029th and 6021st ($1095 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 months in Yancheng. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 2767th and 6705th 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	$6.94	$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$16158

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$693
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$644
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$664
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$693
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$659
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$627
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$651
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$620
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$645
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$571
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$623
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$658
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$581
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$636
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$633
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$644
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$643
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$789
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$587
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$678
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$602
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$590
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$725
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$663
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$657
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$550
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$798
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$726
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1030