Brasilia vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$296	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$5544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	2.82M	8.8M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6598th and 3rd ($765 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs New York City

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	Brasilia	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111