Brasilia vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$2977
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	53
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.31M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 58% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6320th and 1781st ($882 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th 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 1.4 months in Calgary. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 5763rd and 160th 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	$6.87	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$15727

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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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887