Brasilia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$386	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	95
😀 Quality of life	61	69
🏙️ Population	2.82M	11.5M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 16% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6320th and 5192nd ($882 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 13th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5763rd vs 4142nd 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	$6.87	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666