Brasilia vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$296	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$848
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	28	78
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	2.82M	6.6M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 78% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6598th and 8897th ($765 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 17th in Brazil and India, respectively. Check Brazil vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 2 months in Chennai. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5716th and 4021st 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	$6.98	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$1573

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306