Berlin vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2318
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$498
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.82M

The cost of living in Berlin is 152% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 1418th and 6320th ($2222 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 5763rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Brasilia

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	Berlin	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$16129

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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