Bucharest vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$474	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	54
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.49M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 47% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5565th and 7055th ($988 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 645th and 5998th 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	$10.5	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$14050

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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