Brasilia vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$332	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	89
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	3.09M	5.87M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 73% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6295th and 133rd ($826 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Brazil and Singapore, respectively. Check Brazil vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5819th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Singapore City

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	Brasilia	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$26424

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Cities near Brasilia

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544