Brasilia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$296	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	54
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	2.82M	8.78M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 19% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6598th and 7256th ($765 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 118th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5716th and 4015th 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	$6.98	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$20567

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936