Brasilia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$296	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$1644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	2.82M	24.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6598th and 4858th ($765 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5716th and 675th 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	$6.98	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$30174

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746