Budapest vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Budapest	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$540	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$626
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	79	43
🏙️ Population	1.71M	1.66M

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4647th and 6515th ($1124 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Hungary and Brazil, respectively. Check Hungary vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 485th and 6854th 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	$9.31	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3734	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2607	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.7	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10141	$19214

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$915
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$824
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$968
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$858
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$860
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$873
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$857
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$806
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$706
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$801
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$675
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$852
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1238
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$829
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$769
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1125
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1476
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$767
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$755
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1041
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$888
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1073
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$695
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$719
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$901
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$777
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1269
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$737
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$767
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$835
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1149
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1040

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525