Brasilia vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$3516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	28	67
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	2.82M	633K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 59% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6598th and 2179th ($765 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1817th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Memphis

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	Brasilia	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738