Arlington vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2550
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$891
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	28
😀 Quality of life	78	66
🏙️ Population	394K	3M

The cost of living in Arlington is 100% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 2324th and 5856th ($1913 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 5th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.9 months in Brasilia. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 895th and 5032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Brasilia

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	Arlington	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$61.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$96
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2461
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$64.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$17564

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686