Recife vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$285	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	54	77
🏙️ Population	1.49M	6.26M

The cost of living in Recife is 41% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7055th and 4686th ($671 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5998th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Santiago

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	Recife	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$8040

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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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731