Guangzhou vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$333
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$603
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
54
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.66M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 3% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6607th and 6515th ($742 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 31st in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 955th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guangzhou vs Recife infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guangzhou vs Recife

Prices for goods and services in Guangzhou and Recife are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guangzhou Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$19214

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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