Detroit vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$626
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	54
😀 Quality of life	89	43
🏙️ Population	639K	1.66M

The cost of living in Detroit is 159% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6515th ($1979 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 31st 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 172nd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Recife

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	Detroit	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$19214

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525