Brasilia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$415
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$714
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 1% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6162nd and 6106th ($928 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5658th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Shenzhen

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Brasilia Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.88
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.86
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.66
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.46
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.08
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.13
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17134
$22916

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65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$758
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$567
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$724
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$839
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$697
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$730
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$709
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$693
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$673
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$633
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$664
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$710
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$630
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$664
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$642
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$586
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$588
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$620
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$690
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$668
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$661
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$615
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$642
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$637
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$590
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$640
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$598
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$685
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$684
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$444
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$609
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$653
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$602
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$662
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$626
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$654
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$760
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$708
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$629
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638