Brasilia vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$386	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	24
😀 Quality of life	61	44
🏙️ Population	2.82M	7.82M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 48% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6320th and 7835th ($882 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5763rd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Shangqiu

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	Brasilia	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517