Rio de Janeiro vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Rio de Janeiro Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2648
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$460
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
38
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
6.78M
767K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 19% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5234th and 4330th ($1010 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Brazil and Croatia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5089th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Rio de Janeiro vs Zagreb infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Zagreb

Prices for goods and services in Rio de Janeiro and Zagreb are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Rio de Janeiro Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.11%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2527
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.06
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.7
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$588
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10845
$10009

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$778
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$887
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$645
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$619
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$717
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$593
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$606
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$691
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$702
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$711
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$560
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$633
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$681
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$638
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$647
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$685
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$616
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$653
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$617
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$582
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$679
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$554
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$701
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$669
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$631
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$681
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$674
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$579
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$541
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$620

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755