Rio de Janeiro vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$502	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	67	63
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.26M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 21% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5559th and 4609th ($1013 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 4845th and 5628th 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	$6.99	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986