Brasilia vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$339	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$4036
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.6M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 68% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6414th and 710th ($806 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 637th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 5782nd and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Philadelphia

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	Brasilia	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$20863

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750