Brasilia vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$339	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	80
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	2.82M	737K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 72% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6414th and 206th ($806 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 5782nd and 102nd 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	$6.74	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263