Brasilia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$339	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	95
😀 Quality of life	56	63
🏙️ Population	2.82M	11.5M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 20% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6414th and 5616th ($806 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 10th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5782nd vs 4573rd 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	$6.74	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$13135

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629