Brasilia vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$4999
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	91
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.3M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 69% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 6598th and 837th ($765 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Dallas

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	Brasilia	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$26393

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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 Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246