Brasilia vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$296	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	28	41
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.82M	580K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 45% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6598th and 3941st ($765 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Jamaica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5716th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Kingston

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	Brasilia	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$2764

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707