Brasilia vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$296	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	56	99
🏙️ Population	2.82M	8.8M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 77% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6598th and 58th ($765 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.3 months in London. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5716th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs London

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	Brasilia	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009