Brasilia vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$2016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2041
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$3747
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	66
😀 Quality of life	56	97
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.71M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 62% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6598th and 1792nd ($765 vs $2016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5716th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Brisbane

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	Brasilia	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1015
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$7172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$7949

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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

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645