Brasilia vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$806
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2242
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$339
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$868
😷 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 86% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6414th and 8907th ($806 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 20th 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 2 months in Chennai. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5782nd and 4094th 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
$6.74
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.25
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.88%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.1
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11560
$1425

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$694
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$545
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$633
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$656
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$628
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$603
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$631
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$625
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$606
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$609
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$634
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$638
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$586
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$653
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$635
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$558
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$563
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$587
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$603
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$647
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$602
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$573
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$588
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$592
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$547
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$597
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$649
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$656
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$563
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$597
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$553
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$614
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$581
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$590
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$814
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$726
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$580
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$613

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287