Berlin vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2266
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$700
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$501
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.82M

The cost of living in Berlin is 165% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6598th ($2027 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Brasilia. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 21st and 5716th 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	$14.6	$6.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1378
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$56.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$14627

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590