Brasilia vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$415	$151
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$165
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	28	79
😀 Quality of life	62	66
🏙️ Population	3M	6.6M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 116% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6162nd and 8922nd ($928 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th 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 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5658th and 5162nd 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	$7.88	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$1717

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271