Brasilia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	2.82M	5.45M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 67% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6320th and 649th ($882 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5763rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Sydney

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	Brasilia	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710