Barcelona vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	54
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.7M	1.49M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 180% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1764th and 6884th ($2087 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 229th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Recife

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	Barcelona	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$16281

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

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