Brasilia vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1710
🏠 One person rent	$386	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	95
😀 Quality of life	61	73
🏙️ Population	2.82M	9.5M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 50% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6320th and 7909th ($882 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 211th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5763rd and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Foshan

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	Brasilia	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$21696

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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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652