Brasilia vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$296	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$3209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	92
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	2.82M	631K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 57% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6598th and 2469th ($765 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 16th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 5716th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Dusseldorf

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	Brasilia	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$21276

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744