Chennai vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$161	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	68	43
🏙️ Population	10.3M	1.66M

The cost of living in Chennai is 43% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6515th ($434 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 31st in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 3676th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Recife

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	Chennai	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$19214

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525