Mumbai vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mumbai	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$409	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.1	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$903	$413
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	54
😀 Quality of life	69	54
🏙️ Population	15.4M	1.49M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 7% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6818th and 7055th ($716 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Mumbai ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 2865th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Recife

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	Mumbai	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$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	$586	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.78	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.59	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.97	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$107	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3007	$14050

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296

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