Brasilia vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$386	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$882
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	91
😀 Quality of life	61	72
🏙️ Population	2.82M	11.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 7% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6320th and 6563rd ($882 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5763rd and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Hangzhou

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	Brasilia	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$28925

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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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753