Brasilia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$332	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	3.09M	24.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 31% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6295th and 4461st ($826 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5819th and 558th 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	$6.36	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$28143

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740