Budapest vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$553	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4777th and 7055th ($1109 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 618th and 5998th 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	$9.45	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$14050

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

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