Brasilia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$332	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	95
😀 Quality of life	56	64
🏙️ Population	3.09M	12.4M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 21% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6295th and 5031st ($826 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 8th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5819th vs 4799th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Sao Paulo

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	Brasilia	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$12031

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659