Brasilia vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$415	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$3199
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	53
😀 Quality of life	62	90
🏙️ Population	3M	1.31M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 56% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6162nd and 1716th ($928 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th 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 1.5 months in Calgary. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5658th and 209th 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	$7.88	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$15430

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934