Rio de Janeiro vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$567	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	72	64
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.26M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 19% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5029th and 4430th ($1095 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 0.7 months in Zapopan. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 2767th and 5342nd 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	$6.94	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$6434

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994