Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 27.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Brasilia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.14
|
$5.85
R$30.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$1.20
R$6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$0.80
R$4.10
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.43
|
$5.19
R$26.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.34
|
$4.10
R$21.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.92
|
$1.61
R$8.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.94
R$4.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.61
R$3.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.48
R$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.67
R$3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.58
R$2.98
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$4.15
R$21.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$47.57
R$245.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,073.23
|
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.62
|
$8.07
R$41.62
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.45
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,291.49
|
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€917.30
|
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€258.23
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
|
pay 91.6% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€193.98
|
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,746.39
|
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.85
|
$26.15
R$134.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.37
|
$7.80
R$40.22
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.41
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.29
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€89.54
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.00
|
$62.37
R$321.62
|
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