Brasilia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2266
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$296
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$501
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
2.82M
17.7M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 17% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6598th and 5950th ($765 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 12th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5716th and 545th 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
$6.98
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2296
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.12
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.78
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14627
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$653
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$508
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$615
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$665
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$606
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$596
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$610
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$606
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$595
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$630
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$599
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$630
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$558
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$601
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$581
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$529
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$559
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$561
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$604
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$595
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$578
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$548
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$571
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$557
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$522
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$564
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$529
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$608
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$603
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$536
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$573
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$531
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$582
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$568
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$580
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$671
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$625
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$558
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$590

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609