Brasilia vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$339	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	55
😀 Quality of life	56	59
🏙️ Population	2.82M	3.78M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 28% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6414th and 4849th ($806 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5782nd and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Cape Town

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	Brasilia	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$4270

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790