Brasilia vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$386	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	97
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	2.82M	441K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 73% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6320th and 90th ($882 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 70th 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 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5763rd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Oakland

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	Brasilia	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$18326

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359