Brasilia vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	28	92
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	2.82M	667K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 66% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6320th and 713th ($882 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Brazil and Denmark, respectively. Check Brazil vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5763rd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Copenhagen

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	Brasilia	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$17654

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678