Rio de Janeiro vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rio de Janeiro	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$955	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2402	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$447	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$957
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	62	60
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.48M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 6% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5959th and 5612th ($955 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 4932nd and 5259th 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	$6.12	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.61	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2041	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1135	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.71	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.04	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10815	$5160

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844