Dresden vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$696
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$603
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
54
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
555K
1.66M

The cost of living in Dresden is 84% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3786th and 6515th ($1406 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 31st 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 0.8 months in Recife. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 190th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$19214

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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