Brasilia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$386	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	53
😀 Quality of life	61	70
🏙️ Population	2.82M	8.78M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 42% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6320th and 7641st ($882 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5763rd and 4086th 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	$6.87	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$9321

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941