Recife vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$386	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	40	78
🏙️ Population	1.49M	6.26M

The cost of living in Recife is 35% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6539th and 4604th ($776 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6967th and 705th 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	$4.24	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$7298

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534