Brasilia vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$4876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.75M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 71% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6598th and 529th ($765 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 483rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Chicago

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	Brasilia	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$24502

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371