Rio de Janeiro vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$458
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$442
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
6.21M
12.6M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 87% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6006th and 8651st ($940 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4818th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Zhengzhou

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Rio de Janeiro Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1966
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12076
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$739
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$810
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$706
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$498
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$564
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$539
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$557
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$530
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$683
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$525
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$506
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$603
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$625
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$631
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$540
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$673
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$632
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$597
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$643
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$613
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$518
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$620
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$536
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$625
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$611
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$618
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$633
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$657
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$530
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$492
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$819
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$586

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563