Buenos Aires vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$1826
🏠 One person rent
$470
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$413
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
54
😀 Quality of life
74
54
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.49M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 68% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4694th and 7055th ($1130 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 1194th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$52
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$14050

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

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