Berlin vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$427
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.49M

The cost of living in Berlin is 198% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1418th and 6884th ($2222 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Recife

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	Berlin	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$16281

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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