Brasilia vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$339	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	91
😀 Quality of life	56	71
🏙️ Population	2.82M	11.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 4% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6414th and 6287th ($806 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5782nd and 2189th 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	$6.74	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$22679

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Cities near Brasilia

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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774