Brasilia vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	28	77
😀 Quality of life	66	86
🏙️ Population	3M	936K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 64% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5856th and 638th ($958 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Brazil and Israel, respectively. Check Brazil vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 5032nd and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Jerusalem

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	Brasilia	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$30598

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Cities near Brasilia

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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845