Rio de Janeiro vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$502	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$1969
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	67	79
🏙️ Population	6.21M	767K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 32% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5559th and 4105th ($1013 vs $1485) 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4845th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Zagreb

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	Rio de Janeiro	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$12339

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1256
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1261
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1375
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1317
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1425
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1075
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$864
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$723
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1695
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$629
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1406
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1434
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1708
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$965
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$850
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1771
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1661
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$875
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1158
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1448
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1434
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1677
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1430
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1391
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1457
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$682
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1036
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1483
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1160
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1114
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$961