Jerusalem vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	54
😀 Quality of life	86	65
🏙️ Population	936K	1.49M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 208% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 911th and 6735th ($2483 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Israel and Brazil, respectively. Check Israel vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 410th and 5331st 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	$25.6	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$13958

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583