Bucharest vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$535	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	84	65
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.49M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 41% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4935th and 6735th ($1138 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Romania and Brazil, respectively. Check Romania vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 508th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Recife

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	Bucharest	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$13958

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583