Rio de Janeiro vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	62	98
🏙️ Population	6.21M	449K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 72% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5954th and 59th ($916 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4857th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Zurich

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	Rio de Janeiro	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$29610

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717