Arlington vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2464
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$714
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	28
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	394K	3M

The cost of living in Arlington is 105% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 2397th and 6162nd ($1907 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Brasilia ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 894th and 5658th 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	$7.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$85.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$17134

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675