Beijing vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$605	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	78	56
🏙️ Population	21.9M	3.09M

The cost of living in Beijing is 29% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 4887th and 6295th ($1065 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 15th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Brasilia. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 583rd and 5819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Brasilia

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	Beijing	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$96.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$1359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$12495

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665