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Cost of living in Rio de Janeiro 2026

Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Rio de Janeiro, with quick comparisons to other cities.

Cost index (base New York = 100)

28.6

71% cheaper than New York

Rio de JaneiroUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 4,144 BRL $814
1-bed apartment, outside centre 2,208 BRL $434
3-bed apartment, centre 5,621 BRL $1,105
Room in shared flat 1,104 BRL $217
Buy price per m2 17,531 BRL $3,445
Living cost excl. rent 3,253 BRL $639
Typical net salary 2,843 BRL $559

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How we calculate and where the data comes from

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.