Brasilia vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$296	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	60
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	2.82M	342K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 42% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6598th and 4143rd ($765 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5716th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Brasilia	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$12527

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903