Brasilia vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	34
😀 Quality of life	56	80
🏙️ Population	2.82M	543K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 61% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6598th and 1962nd ($765 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1679th 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 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 561st 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	$6.98	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$15495

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262