Brasilia vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	54
😀 Quality of life	56	86
🏙️ Population	2.82M	525K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 73% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6598th and 313th ($765 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 277th 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 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Sacramento

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	Brasilia	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045