Brasilia vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	78
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	2.82M	662K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 69% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6598th and 819th ($765 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5716th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Vancouver

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	Brasilia	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759