Brasilia vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	3M	2.1M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 61% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5856th and 964th ($958 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and France, respectively. Check Brazil vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5032nd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Paris

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	Brasilia	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$19577

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506