Jerusalem vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	54
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	936K	1.49M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 232% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 638th and 6758th ($2663 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Israel and Brazil, respectively. Check Israel vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 407th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Recife

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	Jerusalem	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$11966

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

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