Barcelona vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$418
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
54
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.49M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 165% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1659th and 6758th ($2129 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd 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 0.5 months in Recife. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 174th and 5007th 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
$17.3
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$11966

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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