Cologne vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$427
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
54
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.49M

The cost of living in Cologne is 164% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2104th and 6884th ($1968 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 29th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$16281

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$561
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$559
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$416
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$579
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$575
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$726
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$545
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$566
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$634
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$631
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$691
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$583
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$615
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$563
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$623
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$588
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$555
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$538
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$611
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$562
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$590
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$630
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$639
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$571
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$591
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$644
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$621
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$600
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$758
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$569
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$456
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$713
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$637
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544