Brasilia vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2550
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$443
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$891
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 22% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5856th and 6854th ($958 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 34th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5032nd and 1149th 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
$8.07
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2461
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1684
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.5
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.19
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.4
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$710
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17564
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$763
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$575
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$725
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$800
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$704
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$693
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$712
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$703
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$680
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$625
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$669
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$728
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$639
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$651
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$639
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$590
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$626
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$622
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$690
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$653
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$676
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$623
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$659
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$640
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$597
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$645
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$693
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$691
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$475
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$618
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$665
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$616
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$672
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$638
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$669
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$764
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$715
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$636
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$686

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711