Rio de Janeiro vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$955
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2402
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$447
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
38
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
6.21M
767K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 24% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5959th and 4447th ($955 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4932nd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.12
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.19%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780