Chennai vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$152	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.49M

The cost of living in Chennai is 36% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8897th and 7055th ($430 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 4021st and 5998th 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	$1.83	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$14050

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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

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509