Brasilia vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$296	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	24
😀 Quality of life	56	47
🏙️ Population	2.82M	235K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 28% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6598th and 5085th ($765 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Guyana, respectively. Check Brazil vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 5716th and 6400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Georgetown

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	Brasilia	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$23423

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847