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Cost of Living in Rio de Janeiro
Summary about cost of living in Rio de Janeiro:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 1,947.65$ (7,634.40R$) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 555.71$ (2,178.26R$) without rent.
- Cost of living rank 284th out of 450 cities in the world.
- Rio de Janeiro has a cost of living index of 44.77.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 6.98 $ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 30.61 $ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 6.76 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 2.04 $ | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.83 $ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 1.66 $ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 1.32 $ | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 0.81 $ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.65 $ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.50 $ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.43 $ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 1.38 $ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 3.09 $ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 1.34 $ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 2.93 $ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 0.72 $ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.56 $ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.65 $ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 0.64 $ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.44 $ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.47 $ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.70 $ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.85 $ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 8.93 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.38 $ | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.33 $ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 2.04 $ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 1.02 $ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 48.98 $ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 1.40 $ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 1.03 $ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 8.04 $ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 4.80 $ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 20,253.58 $ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 22,411.03 $ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 102.93 $ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.35 $ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 29.36 $ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 33.17 $ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 23.02 $ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 7.65 $ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 473.31 $ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 11,410.60 $ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 51.20 $ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 41.19 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 85.47 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 65.15 $ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 456.32 $ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 298.70 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 913.69 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 618.25 $ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 268.59 $ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 159.34 $ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 547.82 $ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 9.54 |
Prices in Rio de Janeiro
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Last update: April 2019
Last update: April 2019
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15 Comments so far
Housing prices and rent are a bit "high", probably because people are considering the South Zone, which is way too expensive. If they check neighborhoods in the North Zone (not so fancy, but increasing in popularity due to its cost x benefit issue), rents tend to be lower (around 1.500~1800 BRL for a two bedroom small apartment), plus you have the subway, cabs (taxi), buses and whatnot to EVERYWHERE. Example: Metro (subway) to South zone from Tijuca (a nice North Zone neighborhood) takes around 45 minutes end to end. Not much considering it takes almost triple of that time if you take the bus on rush hour...
So, if you don't care for