Brasilia vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2354
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$332
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$593
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
97
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
3.09M
18.7M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 11% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6295th and 6607th ($826 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 54th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5819th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.03%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2375
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.92
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12495
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$696
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$577
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$643
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$748
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$644
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$663
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$656
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$640
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$658
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$647
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$621
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$721
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$649
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$645
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$731
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$609
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$497
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$733
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$643
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$679
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$623
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$645
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$601
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$602
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$578
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$633
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$677
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$691
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$492
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$608
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$636
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$621
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$652
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$614
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$616
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$902
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$791
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$619
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620