Jacksonville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	87	66
🏙️ Population	950K	1.49M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 173% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1499th and 6758th ($2192 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 33rd 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 325th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$11966

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592