Brasilia vs Goiania - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Goiania
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2010
🏠 One person rent	$386	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	33
😀 Quality of life	61	55
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.44M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 10% more expensive than in Goiania. Cities ranked 6320th and 6647th ($882 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Goiania. Ranked 13th vs 38th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5763rd vs 6287th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Goiania

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	Brasilia	Goiania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$7558

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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 Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$693
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$531
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$882
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$593
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$653
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$611
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$714
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$629
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$656
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$670
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$642
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$552
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$641
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$688
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$552
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$619
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$607
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$609
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$629
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$620
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$620
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$658
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$830
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$690
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$617
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$568
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$616
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$624
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$606
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$609