Brasilia vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$386	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	28	87
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.01M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6320th and 6th ($882 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5763rd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs San Jose, United States

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	Brasilia	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$22302

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Cities near Brasilia

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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254