Brasilia vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	50
😀 Quality of life	61	92
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.02M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 58% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6320th and 1744th ($882 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 5763rd and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Ottawa

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	Brasilia	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822