Brasilia vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	33
😀 Quality of life	61	82
🏙️ Population	2.82M	543K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 55% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6320th and 2194th ($882 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1737th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 5763rd and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Tucson

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	Brasilia	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245