Rio de Janeiro vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2648	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$460	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$1017
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	62	58
🏙️ Population	6.78M	1.48M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 17% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5234th and 4389th ($1010 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 5089th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Zapopan

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	Rio de Janeiro	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.53	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.7	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.1	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.11%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2527	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.3	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.75	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.93	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$588	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10845	$5586

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781