Cost of living comparison
London is 2.9 times more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in London instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.35
|
$21.12
£16.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.41
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.45
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.68
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.68
|
$4.08
£3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.64
|
$5.80
£4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.69
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.32
|
$3.80
£3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.98
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.73
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.21
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.56
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.45
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Brasilia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.46
|
$8.25
£6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$258.44
|
$198.74
£159.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$121,412.44
|
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$45.98
|
$22.83
£18.28
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$109.73
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,968.35
|
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,141.81
|
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$336.31
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Brasilia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,962.83
|
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,822.52
|
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.12
|
$7.45
£5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.29
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.14
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$122.32
|
$56.73
£45.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.45
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
London
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$235.39
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$232.61
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$388.75
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$320.23
|
$120.19
£96.24
|
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