Brasilia vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$386	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	89
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	2.82M	5.87M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 72% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6320th and 109th ($882 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Singapore, respectively. Check Brazil vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5763rd and 7th 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	$6.87	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$29519

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653