Recife vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Recife	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$358	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	66	81
🏙️ Population	1.49M	6.26M

The cost of living in Recife is 32% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6758th and 4785th ($802 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5007th and 637th 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	$5.07	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.35	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1912	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.1	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.5	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11966	$12174

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895