Jacksonville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	950K	1.49M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 252% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1022nd and 7055th ($2364 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 43rd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 293rd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Recife

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	Jacksonville	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$14050

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

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