Amsterdam vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2318
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	921K	2.82M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 254% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 143rd and 6320th ($3118 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 13th in Brazil, while ranked 31st and 5763rd 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	$21.3	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$16129

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629