Brasilia vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$339	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	72
😀 Quality of life	56	58
🏙️ Population	2.82M	4.43M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 25% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6414th and 5069th ($806 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5782nd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Johannesburg

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	Brasilia	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045