Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 2.9% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 4.3% more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Rio De Janeiro

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

Rio De Janeiro vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.0% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB95.47	$5.84 R$32.17	+100.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.94	$6.10 R$33.61	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.18	$1.07 R$5.91	+74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.56	$0.71 R$3.94	+144.9%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.89	$1.60 R$8.83	+5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB384.77	$3.98 R$21.94	-66.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB239.87	$3.87 R$21.36	-47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.47	$1.91 R$10.55	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.09	$1.42 R$7.85	+8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.22	$0.98 R$5.41	-33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.81	$0.68 R$3.72	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.93	$0.59 R$3.27	-42.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.37	$0.75 R$4.15	-6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.35	$0.53 R$2.93	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.40	$0.52 R$2.89	-15.8%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB146.35	$3.81 R$21.02	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,288.87	$49.64 R$273.67	+26.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,813,967.97	$19,245.44 R$106,096.69	-65.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB338.93	$7.68 R$42.35	-25.7%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 4.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB503.43	$19.76 R$108.94	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,724.83	$426.81 R$2,352.95	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,894.37	$306.56 R$1,690.02	+1.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,206.80	$75.60 R$416.75	+12.3%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,734.90	$530.28 R$2,923.36	-16.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB432,354.12	$10,354.19 R$57,080.81	-21.5%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.38	$1.74 R$9.60	-25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.68	$1.88 R$10.38	-27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.72	$1.74 R$9.60	-58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,788.83	$25.20 R$138.94	-53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB238.68	$6.97 R$38.41	-4.3%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,811.45	$51.24 R$282.49	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,141.87	$41.21 R$227.16	+18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,182.37	$76.29 R$420.58	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,019.30	$62.18 R$342.80	-32.5%
Average			-10.7%

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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: June 2025

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