Brasilia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$386	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	61	77
🏙️ Population	2.82M	24.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6320th and 4879th ($882 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5763rd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Shanghai

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	Brasilia	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753