Brasilia vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	80
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	2.82M	737K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 72% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6320th and 125th ($882 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 5763rd and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Seattle

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	Brasilia	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114