Brasilia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2354
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$332
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$593
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
3.09M
17.5M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 12% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6295th and 5744th ($826 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 16th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5819th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.03%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2375
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.92
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12495
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$696
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$577
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$643
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$748
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$644
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$663
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$656
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$640
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$658
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$647
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$621
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$721
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$649
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$645
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$731
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$609
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$497
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$733
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$643
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$679
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$623
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$645
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$601
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$602
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$578
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$633
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$677
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$691
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$492
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$608
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$636
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$621
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$652
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$614
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$616
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$902
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$791
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$619
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584