Brasilia vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$296	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	94
😀 Quality of life	56	72
🏙️ Population	2.82M	20.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 23% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6598th and 7421st ($765 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 164th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5716th and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Chengdu

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	Brasilia	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$11550

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574