Brasilia vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	91
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.75M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 56% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6320th and 1942nd ($882 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5763rd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Rome

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	Brasilia	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323