Guangzhou vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$352	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	54
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.49M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6548th and 7055th ($774 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 43rd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 1055th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Recife

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	Guangzhou	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$14050

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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