Hamburg City vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	54
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.49M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 199% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1818th and 7055th ($2007 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 40th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Recife

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	Hamburg City	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$14050

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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