Jerusalem vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$427
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	87	60
🏙️ Population	936K	1.49M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 228% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 950th and 6884th ($2447 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in Israel and Brazil, respectively. Check Israel vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 351st and 5911th 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	$24.3	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$16281

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544