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St. George's vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 15.9% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 40.9% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 55.2% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in St. George's
Housing: pay 83.8% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 87.5% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in St. George's

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in St. George's are more expensive than in Brasilia. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in St. George's. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Brasilia, you would:

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pay 40.9% more for restaurants

	Brasilia	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 R$40.54	$7.40 EC$20.00	-0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$35.47	$8.33 EC$22.50	+27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.74	$1.85 EC$5.00	+49.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 R$4.56	$1.57 EC$4.25	+87.5%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Brasilia	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$9.18	$1.69 EC$4.57	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 R$25.61	$5.00 EC$13.52	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 R$20.66	$14.71 EC$39.75	+287.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 R$11.55	$4.07 EC$11.00	+91.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 R$8.83	$2.60 EC$7.04	+60.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.37	$1.20 EC$3.25	+21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 R$4.06	$0.84 EC$2.27	+12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 R$3.50	$0.79 EC$2.13	+22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 R$4.28	$1.34 EC$3.63	+70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.34	$0.71 EC$1.91	+14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.25	$0.71 EC$1.91	+18.2%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Brasilia	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 R$23.71	$5.12 EC$13.85	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.47 R$247.31	$37.00 EC$100.00	-18.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,087.28 R$141,899.15	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 R$41.96	??
Average			-1.8%

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pay 83.8% more for housing

	Brasilia	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.51 R$117.01	$46.87 EC$126.67	+117.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.35 R$2,422.42	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.58 R$1,499.01	$289.85 EC$783.33	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.57 R$307.69	$159.51 EC$431.09	+182.0%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 87.5% less for childcare

	Brasilia	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.18 R$2,764.22	$55.50 EC$150.00	-89.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,521.94 R$89,869.46	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-85.9%
Average			-87.5%

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.14	$2.04 EC$5.50	+9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.99	$4.44 EC$12.00	+119.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.16	$1.85 EC$5.00	-17.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 R$141.22	$37.00 EC$100.00	+42.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 R$40.54	$11.10 EC$30.00	+48.9%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Brasilia	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.06 R$321.23	$25.90 EC$70.00	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.69 R$232.18	$44.40 EC$120.00	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.11 R$397.70	$42.55 EC$115.00	-41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.96 R$358.80	$75.85 EC$205.00	+15.0%
Average			-19.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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