Brasilia vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$386	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	28	24
😀 Quality of life	61	45
🏙️ Population	2.82M	6.56M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 46% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6320th and 7790th ($882 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5763rd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Shaoyang

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	Brasilia	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599