Chicago vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.49M

The cost of living in Chicago is 299% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 529th and 7055th ($2678 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 43rd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Recife

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	Chicago	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$14050

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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