Brasilia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$339	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	53
😀 Quality of life	56	50
🏙️ Population	2.82M	8.78M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 21% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6414th and 7155th ($806 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 142nd in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 5782nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Quanzhou

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	Brasilia	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014