Brasilia vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$296	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	72
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	2.82M	4.43M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 23% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6598th and 5539th ($765 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5716th and 5667th 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	$6.98	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$5271

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003