Brasilia vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$386
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$7086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
28
97
😀 Quality of life
61
97
🏙️ Population
2.82M
874K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 79% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6320th and 5th ($882 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.7 months in San Francisco. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5763rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.51
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.5
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.81%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.8
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.65
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$537
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16129
$18564

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765