Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Brasilia

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Brasilia are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingBrasiliaNanjing vs Brasilia
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥6,059Nanjing earns 1.6× the salary in Brasilia

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingBrasiliaNanjing vs Brasilia
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥59Brasilia costs 2.37× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥329Brasilia costs 2.20× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥49Brasilia costs 1.41× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥558.5Brasilia costs 1.53× the price in Nanjing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥147.0Brasilia costs 3.06× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥85.0Brasilia costs 1.65× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥213.0Brasilia costs 1.11× the price in Nanjing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥52.7Brasilia costs 1.32× the price in Nanjing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥8.6Nanjing costs 1.01× the price in Brasilia

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingBrasiliaNanjing vs Brasilia
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥55.8Nanjing costs 1.07× the price in Brasilia
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥16.5Brasilia costs 1.85× the price in Nanjing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥7.0Nanjing costs 2.04× the price in Brasilia
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥13.8Nanjing costs 1.03× the price in Brasilia
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥15.9Brasilia costs 1.13× the price in Nanjing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥8.0Brasilia costs 1.36× the price in Nanjing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥11.2Brasilia costs 1.54× the price in Nanjing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥8.9Brasilia costs 1.39× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥54.8Nanjing costs 1.64× the price in Brasilia

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingBrasiliaNanjing vs Brasilia
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥3,366Nanjing costs 1.09× the price in Brasilia
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥1,808Nanjing costs 1.10× the price in Brasilia
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥7,846Brasilia costs 1.03× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥3,840Brasilia costs 1.02× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥16,964Nanjing costs 2.03× the price in Brasilia
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥11,589Nanjing costs 1.81× the price in Brasilia