Brasilia vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$296	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$7528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	28	97
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	2.82M	874K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 80% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6598th and 7th ($765 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs San Francisco

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	Brasilia	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$20590

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752