Budapest vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$707	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$427
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	82	60
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 85% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4312th and 6884th ($1377 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 20th in Brazil, while ranked 636th and 5911th 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	$10.6	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$16281

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544