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Rio De Janeiro vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 9.1% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 28.3% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 38.4% more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 4.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 20.4% more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Rio De Janeiro

The cost of transportation and childcare in Rio De Janeiro are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Rio De Janeiro.

Rio De Janeiro vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$7.46 R$40.55	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$6.52 R$35.49	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.36 R$7.41	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.91 R$4.93	-30.5%
Average			-27.3%

Mexico City vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.81 R$9.83	-31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.37 R$23.75	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.34 R$23.60	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.06 R$11.23	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.80 R$9.81	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.11 R$6.04	-18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.74 R$4.04	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.72 R$3.91	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.70 R$3.79	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.60 R$3.28	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.53 R$2.88	-46.8%
Average			-28.3%

Mexico City vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.27 R$23.25	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$40.48 R$220.21	+107.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$20,595.53 R$112,027.31	+2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$7.10 R$38.63	+60.5%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 4.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$19.70 R$107.13	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$496.63 R$2,701.35	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$344.11 R$1,871.76	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$82.68 R$449.72	+121.3%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 20.4% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$544.48 R$2,961.65	+26.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$12,471.41 R$67,836.96	+14.4%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$1.86 R$10.14	-42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.07 R$11.26	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$2.05 R$11.15	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$28.14 R$153.04	-51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$7.08 R$38.53	+8.7%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$46.68 R$253.93	-23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$43.02 R$234.01	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$78.54 R$427.21	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$63.36 R$344.66	-42.9%
Average			-25.6%

Mexico City vs. Rio De Janeiro - Cost of clothing

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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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