Brasilia vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$296	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	2.82M	690K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 76% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6598th and 96th ($765 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Washington

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	Brasilia	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$24653

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979