Dresden vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1871
🏠 One person rent
$729
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
54
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
563K
1.49M

The cost of living in Dresden is 88% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3857th and 6539th ($1462 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 14th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 203rd and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$18289

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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