Brussels vs Rio de Janeiro
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Cost of living
Living in Rio de Janeiro is about 48% cheaper than in Brussels.
Real buying power
In Rio de Janeiro, your money buys 67% less than in Brussels.
To live like in Brussels, you need about 8,503 BRL net in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brussels monthly savings
$719
22% of net
Rio de Janeiro monthly savings
$-895
-160% of net
Cost breakdown (USD / month)
| Brussels | Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-bed apartment, centre | $1,328 | $814 |
| 1-bed apartment, outside centre | $1,148 | $434 |
| 3-bed apartment, centre | $2,535 | $1,105 |
| Room in shared flat | $574 | $217 |
| Buy price per m2 | $5,147 | $3,445 |
| Living cost excl. rent | $1,186 | $639 |
| net / month | $3,233 | $559 |
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Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.