Brasilia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$386
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
2.82M
17.5M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 0.4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6320th and 6334th ($882 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5763rd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.51
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.12
🥤 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
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.5
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.81%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.65
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$537
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16129
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634