Budapest vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$589	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$552
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	80	40
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 53% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6539th ($1185 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Hungary and Brazil, respectively. Check Hungary vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 551st and 6967th 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	$10.4	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$18289

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502