Brasilia vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$4908
🏠 One person rent	$339	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	53
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.31M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 62% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6414th and 1473rd ($806 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 28th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 5782nd and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Calgary

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	Brasilia	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$19196

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871