Chengdu vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$252	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$427
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.49M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 15% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7530th and 6884th ($635 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 29th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 1800th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Recife

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	Chengdu	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$16281

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544