Nashville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	689K	1.49M

The cost of living in Nashville is 207% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 924th and 6735th ($2477 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 27th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 281st and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Recife

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	Nashville	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$13958

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583