Brasilia vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$3160
🏠 One person rent	$443	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$405
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	55
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	3M	3.78M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 31% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5856th and 4336th ($958 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Cape Town ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5032nd and 6134th 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	$8.07	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$1508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$6197

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893