Budapest vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$750	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	81	65
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 82% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6735th ($1469 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 11th in Brazil, while ranked 680th and 5331st 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	$12.2	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$13958

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583