Rio de Janeiro vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Zhengzhou

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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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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

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

Cities near Zhengzhou

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