Brasilia vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$296	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	28	95
😀 Quality of life	56	62
🏙️ Population	2.82M	6.21M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 17% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6598th and 5954th ($765 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 8th vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5716th vs 4857th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Brasilia	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562