Brasilia vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$332	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	3.09M	4.84M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6295th and 318th ($826 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5819th 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	$6.36	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816