Amsterdam vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2242
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$716
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$457
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	921K	2.82M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 255% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 252nd and 6414th ($2859 vs $806) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Brasilia ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 25th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Brasilia

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	Amsterdam	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$61
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$11560

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613