Cape Town vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1871
🏠 One person rent
$603
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
54
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.49M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 44% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4849th and 6539th ($1120 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in South Africa and Brazil, respectively. Check South Africa vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 5407th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$18289

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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