Brasilia vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	28	81
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.43M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 62% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6598th and 1745th ($765 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs San Antonio

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	Brasilia	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133