Lisbon vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	82	40
🏙️ Population	546K	1.49M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 124% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2758th and 6539th ($1738 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Portugal and Brazil, respectively. Check Portugal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 437th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Recife

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	Lisbon	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$18289

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502