Berlin vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.49M

The cost of living in Berlin is 202% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7055th ($2027 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 21st and 5998th 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	$14.6	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$14050

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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