Brasilia vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$386	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	49
😀 Quality of life	61	63
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.46M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 21% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 6320th and 4902nd ($882 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 18th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 5763rd and 5577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Guadalajara

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	Brasilia	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$10889

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166