Cost of Living in Recife

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$776
$1871
🛋️ Without rent
$390
$1340
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$386
$531
🍽️ Food
$219
$573
🚐 Transport
$85.5
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
😀 Quality of life
40
🏙️ Population
1.49M

The average cost of living in Recife is $776, which is in the top 30% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6539th out of 9294 in our global list and 14th out of 385 in Brazil.

The median after-tax salary is $552, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months. Ranked 6967th (TOP 75%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 71st best city to live in Brazil. With an estimated population of 1.49M, Recife is the 9th largest city in Brazil.

✈️ Closest airport 9 km Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport
😷 Air quality Good 10.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 624 Federal University of Pernambuco
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Prices in Recife

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
 Cappuccino
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18289

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