Brasilia vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$4256
🏠 One person rent	$339	$1111
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$2391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	28	98
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	2.82M	3.33M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 57% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6414th and 2194th ($806 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5782nd and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Madrid

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	Brasilia	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$10462

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581