Brasilia vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$386	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	74
😀 Quality of life	61	62
🏙️ Population	2.82M	4.43M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 19% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6320th and 5031st ($882 vs $1082) 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 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5763rd and 5648th 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	$6.87	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$5503

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915