Atlanta vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	499K	1.49M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 283% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 704th and 7055th ($2570 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 43rd 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 165th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Recife

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	Atlanta	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$14050

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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