Delhi vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Delhi	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$221	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.4	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$413
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	61	54
🏙️ Population	26.5M	1.49M

The cost of living in Delhi is 24% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8558th and 7055th ($510 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 43rd in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 5071st and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Recife

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	Delhi	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.53	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.29	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.5	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$14050

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$425
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$536
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$368
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$274
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$342
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$265
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$321
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$283
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$307
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$289
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$283
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$309
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$251
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$353
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$349
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$372
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$288
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$369
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$350
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$376
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$272
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$441
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$328
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$358
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$279
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$368
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$297
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$383
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$339
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$366
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$411
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$355
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$300
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$340

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