Buenos Aires vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1871
🏠 One person rent
$402
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
54
😀 Quality of life
72
40
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.49M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 17% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6099th and 6539th ($909 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 1789th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$18289

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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