Nashville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	689K	1.49M

The cost of living in Nashville is 238% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 832nd and 6884th ($2524 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 29th 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 0.6 months in Recife. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 218th and 5911th 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	$15.4	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$16281

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544