Brasilia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$806
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2242
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$339
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
2.82M
17.7M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 16% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6414th and 5948th ($806 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5782nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.25
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.88%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11560
$24117

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65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$694
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$545
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$633
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$656
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$628
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$603
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$631
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$625
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$606
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$609
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$634
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$638
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$586
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$653
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$635
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$558
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$563
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$587
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$603
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$647
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$602
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$573
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$588
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$592
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$547
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$597
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$649
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$656
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$563
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$597
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$553
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$614
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$581
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$590
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$814
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$726
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$580
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618