Brasilia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$415	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	62	75
🏙️ Population	3M	24.9M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 18% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6162nd and 4971st ($928 vs $1126) 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 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5658th and 1655th 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	$7.88	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$27781

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765