Rio de Janeiro vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$567	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	6.21M	693K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 24% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5029th and 4194th ($1095 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 2767th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Zaragoza

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	Rio de Janeiro	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.94	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643