Rio de Janeiro vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$458
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$1950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
6.21M
767K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 35% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6006th and 4147th ($940 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Brazil and Croatia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4818th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$12234

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890