Bangalore vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$239	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	54
😀 Quality of life	70	43
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.66M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 23% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7797th and 6515th ($585 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 2674th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Recife

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	Bangalore	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$19214

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525