Brasilia vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	82
😀 Quality of life	61	90
🏙️ Population	2.82M	468K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6320th and 1213th ($882 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 5763rd and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Raleigh

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	Brasilia	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766