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Rio De Janeiro vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 58.0% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 35.2% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 61.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 72.7% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 67.2% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.2% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Rio De Janeiro

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Rio De Janeiro.

Rio De Janeiro vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of London, you would:

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	London	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$7.46 R$40.55	-72.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$6.52 R$35.49	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.36 R$7.41	-56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.91 R$4.93	-53.0%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 35.2% less for groceries

	London	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.81 R$9.83	-16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$4.37 R$23.75	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$4.34 R$23.60	-34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$2.06 R$11.23	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$1.80 R$9.81	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.11 R$6.04	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.74 R$4.04	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.72 R$3.91	-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.70 R$3.79	-57.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.60 R$3.28	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.53 R$2.88	-36.4%
Average			-35.2%

London vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.6% less for transportation

	London	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$4.27 R$23.25	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$40.48 R$220.21	-83.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$20,595.53 R$112,027.31	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$7.10 R$38.63	-77.6%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 72.7% less for housing

	London	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$19.70 R$107.13	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$496.63 R$2,701.35	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$344.11 R$1,871.76	-85.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$82.68 R$449.72	-67.7%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

	London	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$544.48 R$2,961.65	-78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$12,471.41 R$67,836.96	-56.3%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$1.86 R$10.14	-78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$2.07 R$11.26	-60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$2.05 R$11.15	-91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$28.14 R$153.04	-56.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$7.08 R$38.53	-64.7%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	London	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$46.68 R$253.93	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$43.02 R$234.01	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$78.54 R$427.21	-37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$63.36 R$344.66	-60.6%
Average			-43.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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