Brasilia vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1941
🏠 One person rent	$386	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$476
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	28	45
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.47M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 16% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6320th and 6830th ($882 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Cali ranked 6th in Colombia, while ranked 5763rd and 6175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Cali

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	Brasilia	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$78.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1046
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$6322

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663