Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 50.6% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Washington, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Brasilia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$5.93
R$30.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.92
R$35.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.07
R$5.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.72
R$3.68
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Washington
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$4.63
R$23.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.23
R$21.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.29
R$11.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$1.82
R$9.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.78
R$3.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.53
R$2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.43
R$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.70
R$3.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.48
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Washington
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$4.59
R$23.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$50.51
R$258.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$23,730.52
R$121,462.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$8.99
R$46.00
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Washington
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$21.45
R$109.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$384.72
R$1,969.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$223.17
R$1,142.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$65.73
R$336.45
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$383.64
R$1,963.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$9,542.54
R$48,842.56
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.98
R$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$1.62
R$8.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.37
R$12.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$23.91
R$122.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$7.51
R$38.46
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Washington
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$46.01
R$235.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$45.46
R$232.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$75.98
R$388.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$62.59
R$320.36
|
|
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