Brasilia vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$443	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	73
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	3M	4.8M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 20% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5856th and 4745th ($958 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5032nd and 5850th 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	$8.07	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965