Rio de Janeiro vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$955
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2402
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$447
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
78
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
6.21M
12.6M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 83% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5959th and 8506th ($955 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4932nd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.12
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.19%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$19861

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619