Brasilia vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$415	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	28	90
😀 Quality of life	62	94
🏙️ Population	3M	1.51M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 63% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6162nd and 889th ($928 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5658th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Munich

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	Brasilia	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$16629

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748