Brasilia vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$296	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	81
😀 Quality of life	56	67
🏙️ Population	2.82M	5.6M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 21% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6598th and 5668th ($765 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5716th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Saint Petersburg

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	Brasilia	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441