Brasilia vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$806
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2242
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$339
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
97
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
2.82M
18.7M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 6% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6414th and 6602nd ($806 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5782nd and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Guangzhou

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Brasilia Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.25
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.88%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11560
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$694
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$545
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$633
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$656
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$628
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$603
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$631
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$625
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$606
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$609
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$634
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$638
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$586
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$653
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$635
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$558
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$563
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$587
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$603
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$647
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$602
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$573
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$588
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$592
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$547
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$597
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$649
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$656
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$563
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$597
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$553
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$614
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$581
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$590
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$814
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$726
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$580
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671