Budapest vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$810	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$418
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	81	66
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 97% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3675th and 6758th ($1580 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Hungary and Brazil, respectively. Check Hungary vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 646th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Recife

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	Budapest	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$11966

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592