Brasilia vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$386	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$321
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	28	78
😀 Quality of life	61	65
🏙️ Population	2.82M	6.6M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 102% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6320th and 8898th ($882 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in Brazil and India, respectively. Check Brazil vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5763rd and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Chennai

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	Brasilia	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$1729

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286